Console Play Position

Lupus_Draco

I know it's a console, but who actually plays from across the room?

traigusb14_ESO2

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

My living room is only about 15' wide.

J2JMC

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

I've always found I game optimally around 5-10 ft with a 22-24' tv. Using a 19' right now because it was 60 dollars on newegg and that was just too good to pass up.

bareheiny

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

just to note, that 5 to 10 feet is not far off being across the room for me

VoidBlue

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

I'm sitting at least 4-5 feet away from my 50" TV when I play. It's amazing!

But if you consider the size of the screen and distance I'm from it, its pretty much like playing up and close like a PC.

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

I agree. I'm 5 to 10 feet away. Living room isn't to much bigger than that. Still, couch is to far away for me.

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Also on a 50 inch lol. I suppose could be considered PC play.

Kleptobrainiac

From across the room. (Eagle eyes for fantastically detailed games)

83" screen, so the optimal viewing distance is over 10 ft & "across the room".

Vulsahdaal

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Im within 5-10 ft, same as my PC, but this makes sense since my Xbox and PC are both hooked up to the same TV..

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Kleptobrainiac wrote: »

83" screen, so the optimal viewing distance is over 10 ft & "across the room".

Wow. Gratz man. Lol. Guess I forgot that option lmao.

JJBaboon

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Way too close for a 56" television, but in my quest to burn my retinas from eyeballs and melt my eyeballs out of my skull with 8 hour PvP sessions in which blinking more than 4 times means death I can never be to close!!!!......

But really, I sit way too close and it's probably a latent PC gaming habit to have my face mashed against the screen like a little kid at a candy store window.

DenMoria

Other. (Possibly upside down, hanging from a pull up bar?)

Hanging from the ceiling while wearing night vision goggles and eating cheetos. Oh! And I use my feet for the controller. That might explain why I'm so lousy though.

Honestly, about 10 feet away from the TV.

OzJohnD

Averya_Teira

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

The optimal distance for TVs is 1.6 times the TV size.

So, if your TV is less than 75 inches, 10 feet is too far away.

JJBaboon wrote: »

Way too close for a 56" television, but in my quest to burn my retinas from eyeballs and melt my eyeballs out of my skull with 8 hour PvP sessions in which blinking more than 4 times means death I can never be to close!!!!......

But really, I sit way too close and it's probably a latent PC gaming habit to have my face mashed against the screen like a little kid at a candy store window.

Not really, your optimal distance is about 7.5 feet

Mighty_oakk

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Averya_Teira wrote: »

The optimal distance for TVs is 1.6 times the TV size.

So, if your TV is less than 75 inches, 10 feet is too far away.

JJBaboon wrote: »

Way too close for a 56" television, but in my quest to burn my retinas from eyeballs and melt my eyeballs out of my skull with 8 hour PvP sessions in which blinking more than 4 times means death I can never be to close!!!!......

But really, I sit way too close and it's probably a latent PC gaming habit to have my face mashed against the screen like a little kid at a candy store window.

Not really, your optimal distance is about 7.5 feet

Negative, the optimal distance for my tv is where I like it

TequilaFire

Up close and personal like a PC. (Not because I wish I had a PC)

My PS4 is hooked to one of my 30" PC monitors, so no difference in position from PC.
But I have another PS4 in the living room on the 55" TV I can use if I want.

Dekkameron

Other. (Possibly upside down, hanging from a pull up bar?)

I play ESO with a projector poking out my window displaying it on passing low clouds...

Violynne

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

I'm about 6' away from my 50" TV. I had to downscale and give the wife the 60" because the field of vision was ... weird. Now all is well.

By the way: want a weird feeling? Stand up in front of the TV and try playing the game.

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Dekkameron wrote: »

I play ESO with a projector poking out my window displaying it on passing low clouds...

Lmao. Atleast icloud uploads are probably pretty fast for you!

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

The real reason I even started this vote was to prove a point to an Anti Text Chat player, who said that the box would crowd his UI and wouldn't be able to read it from across the room anyway. Thanks for your votes so far everyone.

Ljungstroem

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Always sitting fairly close to my screen, even though my TV is kinda big. Always played like this and makes me concentrate more, so that is really why.

GeekReaper

Up close and personal like a PC. (Not because I wish I had a PC)

I play at my PC desk, with my console. About a foot away from my 32 inch. Suits me just fine!

BambooScramble

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

I think most of us have smaller living spaces where we play: be it an apartment or in our bedrooms (living with parents lol). The important thing is that WE PLAY. Lol. Have fun everyone!

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Yes. Even people who are on the road a lot. I have buddies who travel for work but still carry their console or laptop with them for gaming in Hotel rooms. I'm actually in the middle of developing a tool for the edge of the bed gamer lol. Let's face it. The edge of the bed is not always the most comfortable position and is hard on the back. Yet a lot of us still do it.

VoidBlue

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

Lupus_Draco wrote: »

Yes. Even people who are on the road a lot. I have buddies who travel for work but still carry their console or laptop with them for gaming in Hotel rooms. I'm actually in the middle of developing a tool for the edge of the bed gamer lol. Let's face it. The edge of the bed is not always the most comfortable position and is hard on the back. Yet a lot of us still do it.

Ha-ha! I play on the edge of my bed pretty much but I actually have a computer chair I roll over to sit on for I can lean back and relax. Like you said playing hunched over on the bed sucks on the old back.

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

VoidBlue wrote: »

Lupus_Draco wrote: »

Yes. Even people who are on the road a lot. I have buddies who travel for work but still carry their console or laptop with them for gaming in Hotel rooms. I'm actually in the middle of developing a tool for the edge of the bed gamer lol. Let's face it. The edge of the bed is not always the most comfortable position and is hard on the back. Yet a lot of us still do it.

Ha-ha! I play on the edge of my bed pretty much but I actually have a computer chair I roll over to sit on for I can lean back and relax. Like you said playing hunched over on the bed sucks on the old back.

Lol. I feel ya man. I had a computer chair in my room also. I just recently moved across town though. The bedroom setup really doesn't allow my chair anymore. So on the edge of the bed I play. Horrible what I put my back through to play my games lmao.

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

GeekReaper wrote: »

I play at my PC desk, with my console. About a foot away from my 32 inch. Suits me just fine!

I just recently moved, but before that. I was the same way on a 47 inch. Up close and personal like a PC

DaveTheMinion

From across the room. (Eagle eyes for fantastically detailed games)

I lost the vote on the TV size so now I have to sit further away or my eyes get all messed up.

Should have gone to Specsavers

Lupus_Draco

Within 5 or 10 feet. (Don't want to miss any of the action)

DaveTheMinion wrote: »

I lost the vote on the TV size so now I have to sit further away or my eyes get all messed up.

Should have gone to Specsavers

Ah married huh? Lol

Bleakraven

Up close and personal like a PC. (Not because I wish I had a PC)

Big screen is 3 meters away, used by my boyfriend. My screen is smaller and very close to me, comfy as hell.