It is so bloody big !!

[Itssobig]

Sorry if the title is slightly misleading! 😆

My partner has bought a 65 inch tv and it is bloody huge !

We are redecorating out living room and I was so excited that I could finally have my Neptune like room. Something stylish and calm and inviting.

I now have the monster on my wall ! And I have it :(

I now have no idea how to stylus around it !! Any ideas??

I am feeling unreasonably upset about this and I just can’t get over it.

our room is only 4m x 3.5m so not a large room at all

AIBU?

help me to her over it please or share tips to make the room work

No matter how big the tv is you still get crappy programmes.

....in winter, above your fireplace, you have a video of a fire in a fireplace....

So - among other questions - is it weirder if you also have a real fire going, or when you have video going of a fire above a fireplace with no fire in it?

we are a a household of ASD,ADHD people(me included)
so its not quiet any way

We've got a 70inch TV in a standard size room, it did take some getting used to however it's just the normal now! If I had a £1 for every time somebody has visited and commented on it though!
Yourll get used to it :)

We just got an 100 inch in the den! It is way too big for the space but I never go in there so don't care and DH is happy.

If my partner had done this I’d be asking him to make sure it fitted in the new place he and his tv would be moving to! I’m not much of a tv watcher and really dislike when they’re the focal point of the whole living room. The 32” we have looks too big to me - appreciate I’m probably in a minority though lol.
DB has a huge tv that totally overwhelms the room and is so big people at the bus stop 100m away can see what he’s watching!

He would happily agree with wanting it to be like a cinema screen, as one of his favourite things to do is to watch movies. We bought the 65 in 2019, if it needs replacing at any point, I have no doubt it will be bigger. Discussions about size will be had though.

FFS OP. I thought we had a juicy read here before bed.

A TV! 😱

We purchased an 85” just a few weeks ago. Joint decision between me and husband, we both love it.

The same way you pronounce “meatloaf” in French, @Itssobig—

You don’t. lol

That’s ok if you are single but not so good if you want to watch something as a family/group.

We have a projector for the same reason, it just projects on to the wall so no screen needed. Really good alternative for anyone who doesn't want a TV dominating the room.

We have a colossal TV.

It's one of the odd things H has bought since his major surgery left him with an odd personality change.

I'm embarrassed when visitors comment on it.

It will probably fall off the wall and you can use the insurance money to purchase a reasonable size one.

I think big TVs are awful, if the dominate the room it says a lot about the owners.

Big televisions are chavvy and having them on the wall is even more chavvy so I get that you’re upset. You’ll have to get him to change it.

I was going to suggest something like this. A canvas in a matching size with a calming art piece you can hook over, a pulldown blind with the same, wall hanging, tv case, drape a big piece of lace over it, etc etc. could be stylist

I hate big TVs. We have one TV in our house and it’s small, so I can understand the annoyance. Aren’t you more annoyed he just got it without discussing it?

Pull-down mount. TV lives on the chimney-breast, then when you want to watch it, you pull it forward and down so it's at the right height, in front of the fireplace. You can even get motorised remote-control ones.

I guess just don't pull it down in front of the fireplace when there's a fire going…

So depending on the cost and your income he should have discussed it with you. To minimise the impact do the following:

1. Have at least the wall it is on painted a dark colour to visually disguise it
2. Surround it with shelving with books and ornaments so there are other things to look at rather than the TV
3. Think carefully about where you position it in the room, preferably don't have it diagonally across from the door because then it dominates the view as you come in. If it on the same wall as the door it's partially hidden so that's a good option. If that's not possible we have the TV in our sitting room opposite the door when looking in with bookshelves above it and a sofa in front so you eye sweeps ove it when you come in and when we have guests some people aren't looking at the TV which helps.

DP got our 65 inch TV just before lock down. I eyerolled at first, but grew to love it

Awh I am so far away from chav. Well half chav, because ours is on a solid oak unit, to match my 2 bulging floor to ceiling bookcases 😉

I'm not keen on big TVs either.

But what does it say about the owners?

@ALPHAFEMALESINCEBIRTH blimey!
In contrast I home educated and was a full time carer for over a decade with one laptop and one 19" telly (and no tv licence)
Not saying your way is wrong....... but its certainly the opposite of mine!

I love a big TV as well but it depends on the room size. In a small room it looks out of place and uncomfortable if you have to look up etc

Love a big tv and think you'll get used to it. Who cares if it's "chavvy" 🙄 Let's face it most people's living rooms are FOR watching tv (however much we like to insist we'll also be playing Scrabble, conversing and doing macrame regularly) so might as well do tv well.