before the invention of the wheel..
People dragged things along on skids or carried them on their backs..
THEN someone invented the wheel, and everyone was like, OMFG what were we doing.. Not gonna do that no more..
That's how I felt when I changed to a big screen, and moved further back from it..
It sounds ridiculous to put your desk in the middle of the room, or even in the back of the room, but once you actually USE this setup, you'd quickly realize, Wow, WTF was I doing before, and why doesn't everyone do this..
Take your TV right now, and give it a try.. however big your tv is, Put it around 1.5 to 2 meters away at eye level, put the desk straight in front of it..