Picking a display size feels like it should be simple — bigger is better, right? Not quite. The right screen size depends on the room it’s going into, how far people sit from it, and what you’re actually using it for. Get it wrong and you’ve either overspent on a screen nobody needed that big, or you’ve got people at the back of the room squinting.
Start with the room, not the screen
The question isn’t “what’s the biggest screen we can afford” — it’s “how far is the furthest person sitting from this screen, and what do they need to read on it.” A screen that’s perfect for a five-person huddle room will be genuinely hard to read from the back of a 20-person training room.
A practical guide by room type
Small meeting rooms and huddle spaces — 65″
If the room seats up to around 6–8 people and nobody’s sitting more than 3–4 metres from the screen, a 65″ display is the right call. It’s proportionate to the room, easier to mount, and there’s no benefit to going bigger when everyone’s already close enough to read it clearly.
Boardrooms — 75″
Boardrooms are the most common step up in size, and for good reason — more people, a longer table, and someone will always be sitting further back. A 75″ display keeps content readable across the whole table without the screen dominating a room that’s still meant to feel like a boardroom, not a cinema.
Large training rooms and classrooms — 86″
Once you’re seating a genuinely large group, or the room is long enough that the back row is 6+ metres from the screen, 86″ becomes the right size rather than a luxury. It’s built to stay legible from further back, which matters more than resolution once you’re at that distance.
Other things that affect the right size
- Content type. Detailed spreadsheets, technical drawings or small text need a bigger screen (or shorter viewing distance) than a slide deck with large headings.
- Video calls. If the board doubles as your video-conferencing screen, factor in how many remote participants need to be visible at once — more faces on screen benefits from more size.
- Room shape. A wide, shallow room needs a different approach to a long, narrow one, even at the same square footage.
Don’t forget the practical side of size
Bigger displays are heavier — moving from 65″ to 86″ typically means going from around 35kg to close to 60kg — so proper wall mounting matters for both safety and how the board looks in the room. This is worth factoring in before you commit to a size, not after it arrives.
Still not sure? That’s normal
Most people get the room right and the size wrong, or vice versa — which is exactly why a quick conversation beats guessing. Tell us the room dimensions and how it’ll be used, and we’ll recommend the right size from the Hisense range.