[opendtv] Re: Visit at Best Buy
- From: Michael Hazarian <haz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 19:55:41 -0800
I think you forgot a few "smiley faces" in your response to Ralph. :)
Michael Hazarian
Rx Productions
On Dec 8, 2004, at 3:54 PM, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Ralph P. Manfredo wrote:
>
>> One of the deciding factors on screen size. A 40" 4:3
>> TV set has a perceptively larger viewing area than a
>> 40" 16:9 wide-screen set.
>
> Two points to make are:
>
> 1. The 40" 4:3 monitor will also be huge compared with
> the 40" 16:9. It will look big and bulky.
>
> 2. When viewing the 16:9 content of most DTV shows,
> the viewing area of the 40" 16:9 set will be bigger.
> So any larger area of the 4:3 set will be wasted with
> black bars, unless you zoom in and crop the wide
> image.
>
> A 16:9 DTV show will fill up the 40" 16:9 screen
> completely, giving you a 35"w X 20"h image.
>
> The same show letterboxed in that bulky 4:3 screen
> will instead give you a 32"w X 18"h.
>
> So, for the upcoming wide screen shows, which will
> be standard with most DTV content, you're better off
> with the 40" 16:9 set.
>
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