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Although most electronics are available with satisfactory performance in DC models, televisions are a different matter. Miniature TVs are available in DC but larger ones are all AC. There are many different technical specifications between TVs but the goal for you and your guests is simply the experience of picture quality or what is called presence.<ref>http://www.wilcoxlab.yorku.ca/PresencePapers/Lombardetal2000.pdf</ref>
In a small sailboat or cruiser you are likely to prefer a DC model designed for recreational vehicles. In a larger powered boat, with a goal of minimising AC consumption and inverter size, an a 720p (pixel) LED-LCD is probably optimum.
== Television Types ==
== Resolution and Optimal Display Size ==
The optimal viewing distances at which the human eye can best process the details in a HDTV resolution of 1080 is called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_J._Lechner#Lechner_distance Lechner distance].
This can be confusing. The higher the resolution, the closer you need to sit to see all the detail in the image (details are smaller).<ref>http://gizmodo.com/5280355/guess-what-many-of-you-wasted-money-on-your-1080p-tv-but-theres-hope</ref> There are specific distances at which the human eye has the best chance of processing all of the detail that HDTV resolution has to offer. At greater distances a 720p TV may be a better choice. An ultra-high definition 4k TV will have you sitting a few feet from a huge screen, craning your neck upwards, just like in the front row of the movie theatre.<ref>http://www.cnet.com/news/why-4k-tvs-are-stupid/</ref>
According to Lechner the average home viewer sits 9 ft (2.7 m) from the TV and an optimum 1080 TV size at this distance would be 69 inches (180 cm). The optimal viewing distance to a 42 inch (110 cm) 1080 HD TV would be 5.5 feet (170 cm).