[opendtv] Re: Visit at Best Buy
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 18:54:44 -0500
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.
Bert
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