Console gamers, how far are you from your TV?

For my (I think) 55' I am about 3 feet away. Some games are so bad with subtitles I have to get like a really close to read (around a foot away). Now my older TV in the bedroom I can be 6-7 feet away and be about the same as my newer. Just depends on aspect ratio and few other settings that can improve or worsen the text on different TVs. Just play around with it some to try and see if you can find an optimal setup for gaming, and another for regular TV.

It differs from game to game but I can say I play about 2 meters away from the tv. Tv is about the same size as yours. Its all about getting used to playing games with some length between you and the screen. From the nes times I played console games up to ps4 and still have the same problem when I dont play console for a while and return to it from pc.

that sounds like a large size, a lot of people have smaller tvs (which results in a smaller relative image, increasing the chance of how far they have to be), need the right ratio calculation that gives a number for how large the image is relative to your eye... i forgot the math

personally i like to immerse myself, i sit a little over forearm (elbow to fingertip) length away from my 24" 1920x1200 pc monitor & have the ps3 hooked to it

now... the other issue is ps3, most games are 720p, some are even lower than that, so they will be blurry or pixelated, making things hard to read or spot in game (unless it intelligently makes the interface 1080p)

if you have poor vision then there's not much choice, sit wherever feels right, enjoy the added immersion of being up close

Check the settings. You might have to dabble with the "mode" or any of those "picture enhancement" crap.

Around 3 meters far, give or take.
My eye sight is nearly perfect, but when I play Skyrim on my hd tv (which size I'm not sure, around 50 inch). It's hard to read some weapon descriptions for example, no problems with subtitles or anything else.

I also played on pc till now, here's a tip: it's actually not empty bullshit to play in a well lit room and/or take breaks every hour (and a half) or so. If I play for a longer period in the dark room my vision actually gets blurry for a few minutes if I leave the room or turn on the lights. Never had this before, guess I'm getting old too.

My consoles are played on my 27" monitor which my PC is also connected to. I'm about 2 feet from the monitor. I also have a 55" tv and I sit about 4 feet from it while gaming on it.

seems like a game is badly designed if you need to get that close, on my 27" CRT I sit at least 2 meters away

I actually went and bought a big beanbag so that I can easily just move it in front of the tv because I also had problems reading text and whatnot. So now I sit nice and close, all comfy and play for hours.

I play my pc on my 46" and sit about 4ft away. I've always played console games the same way. Devs need to have better options on in game text. Sometimes I'll stand in front of the tv and play too.

I'm about 5 feet from my 40 inch tv that I play my PC games on.

Find it alright for the most part. One big exception is when I play one of the Football Manager games. I run those 1366x768 instead of 1080p so I can read all the text more clearly. There's the occasional other game I mess with but by and large I don't find the need to tweak anything.

General computer use and browsing is a different story. Outside of gaming I set the screen resolution the same as I do in Football Manager and even then I find myself zooming in on web pages quite a lot, depends on the site. SG is fine at 100% for example, but youtube I zoom in to 120%.

I need glasses :(
:said with face plastered to screen:

Wearing glasses since freaking kindergarten, I know the struggle too well... Used to sit about 2-3 meters from my 32" TV while playing. But now I use my 23" PC monitor, since I had to leave the TV at my parents' place.

When is the last time you had your eyes checked? I mean, seriously. If you also drive and can't see stuff properly without realizing it you could be a hazard to others, especially at night. I play my xbox360 at 720P on a 40inch HDready tv and sit about 6 feet away/ 2 meters away. Granted, some text is quite difficult to read, depending on font style, size and colours but I'd say I can read 95% with no problems. And I wear glases ;)
Also, switch off all kinds of enhancements on the TV for the PS3 input as they mess around with the image.

As long as they need to stop seeing those pixels

(Masterace bad jokes)

When i was a kid and my gaming was done on my ps1 i was used to be able to sit far from tv like 3-4 meters far (sorry dunno the feet system) but from 18 mostly i started gaming on my pc more and more till i joined the pc master race nowdays when i try to play a game on my ps3 i too find it hard to sit far from tv its not that i cant really see but its the feeling i cant see and i miss things nowdays i can be as far as 1.5 meters max to feel comfortable there is a chance you are so used to be near the screen when playing games btw do you also have problems with seeing a movie at your tv? if not its not your eyes

That's one of the reasons I don't like playing on a TV. I probably sit about 10 feet away while watching something and around 5 feet while gaming. I can sit a little farther away if playing a racing game.

Between 1,5 & 2m, depending on where on my bed I sit. (32" tv, 1 foot is about 0,3m)

I plugged in my ps3 to pc screen. Easier to use kb and mouse when i need it in certain games.

like 4m, I used to have a small TV in that spot and it was really anoying.

have a look at that site:
https://www.avforums.com/article/tv-full-hd-ultra-hd-4k-viewing-distance-guide.10704