[citation][nom]rdhood[/nom]For the graph-impaired: for a 37" 1080p set, you MUST sit less than 5' from the set to see 1080p. If you wanted to sit 8' away as the clueless restatement3dofted suggests, you need a set AT LEAST 52" to START seeing the benefits of 1080p, and 70+ inches to see FULL benefit of 1080p.[/citation]
Bullshit.
I sit 4 feet from my 50" plasma and it's perfect. Any further away and I can't see every pore on people's skin, every hair and fibre. I can't see the wonderful differences in material texture in LittleBigPlanet, every leaf and tire smoke particle in GT5 Prologue, and appreciate how actually godawful GTA4 is graphically.
It fills my direct and peripheral vision and is very immersive without faffing about with gimmicks like Ambilight and 3D glasses.
THAT is the benefit of HD, not "ooh I can see my telly from 20 feet away".