relative screen sizes
 

can anyone link me to a site that will display the relative sizes of TVs to
each other? the numeric specs are tough to visualize...

"Khee Mao" wrote:
can anyone link me to a site that will display the relative sizes of TVs
to each other? the numeric specs are tough to visualize...

http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi

Is this what you are looking for?
Chip

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wrote:
"Khee Mao" wrote:

can anyone link me to a site that will display the relative sizes of TVs
to each other? the numeric specs are tough to visualize...


http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi

Is this what you are looking for?
Chip

The Cave creations site is a useful one. But the math is not that hard
for 4:3 (4^2 + 3^2 = 5^2) versus 16:9 (16^2 + 9^2 = 18.36^2). Screen
height for a 4:3 set is 0.6 (3/5) of the diagonal versus 0.49 (9/18.36)
for the widescreen.

The rule of thumb if you want at least the same screen height (and
thus size for 4:3 material) is to replace the 4:3 TV with a 16:9 TV that
is 1.2 times the diagonal dimensions of the 4:3 set. In short, replace
the 27" 4:3 with at least a 32" or 34" widescreen, a 32" 4:3 with a 37
or 38" widescreen and so on.

Alan F

Alan Figgatt wrote:
The rule of thumb if you want at least the same screen height (and

thus size for 4:3 material) is to replace the 4:3 TV with a 16:9 TV
that
is 1.2 times the diagonal dimensions of the 4:3 set. In short,
replace
the 27" 4:3 with at least a 32" or 34" widescreen, a 32" 4:3 with a
37
or 38" widescreen and so on.

In other words, your 34" widescreen is as "big" as standard 27".

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"Khee Mao" wrote:
can anyone link me to a site that will display the relative sizes of TVs
to each other? the numeric specs are tough to visualize...

http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi

Is this what you are looking for?
Chip

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not exactly. I was looking for one that would show 2 different sized
rectangles, one for my current set, and one representing a newer set, so I
could gauge about how much bigger the new set would actually be...I
currently have a 27inch sd that sits no more than 11 xbox game case lengths
from my viewing location (I still have to look up what those measure), and I
wanted to see how much bigger a 34 and 44 inch widescreen would be...I guess
I'm more of a picture person.

Khee Mao wrote:
not exactly. I was looking for one that would show 2 different sized

rectangles, one for my current set, and one representing a newer set,
so I
could gauge about how much bigger the new set would actually be...I
currently have a 27inch sd that sits no more than 11 xbox game case
lengths
from my viewing location (I still have to look up what those
measure), and I
wanted to see how much bigger a 34 and 44 inch widescreen would
be...I guess
I'm more of a picture person.

No matter how you put it, widescreen is smaller than fullscreen. (Hint:
why do they call it fullscreen?) To be more specific:

15" standard nodebook is reasonably sized, while 15" widescreen
powerbook is a joke.

The widescreen movie on 27" standard TV is unbearable.

The 100" home projection sceen is fantastic, while 100" widescreen is
just an average size.

If you think that theater-sized widescreen is impressive, then you have
yet to see the IMAX.

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Khee Mao wrote:
not exactly. I was looking for one that would show 2 different sized

rectangles, one for my current set, and one representing a newer set,
so I
could gauge about how much bigger the new set would actually be...I
currently have a 27inch sd that sits no more than 11 xbox game case
lengths
from my viewing location (I still have to look up what those
measure), and I
wanted to see how much bigger a 34 and 44 inch widescreen would
be...I guess
I'm more of a picture person.

No matter how you put it, widescreen is smaller than fullscreen. (Hint:
why do they call it fullscreen?) To be more specific:

15" standard nodebook is reasonably sized, while 15" widescreen
powerbook is a joke.

The widescreen movie on 27" standard TV is unbearable.

The 100" home projection sceen is fantastic, while 100" widescreen is
just an average size.

If you think that theater-sized widescreen is impressive, then you have
yet to see the IMAX.


I'm looking for something like:

++++++++
++++++++
++++++++
++++++++ =27 inch

++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++ =34 inch

+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++ =44 inch

Khee Mao wrote:
I'm looking for something like:

++++++++
++++++++
++++++++
++++++++ =27 inch

++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++ =34 inch

+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++ =44 inch

Here we go:

Standard 50 inch
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++

Widescreen 50 inch
++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++

Letterbox 50 inch
++++++++++++++++++++++

Note that widescreen and letterbox are wider, as adverticed. Do you
care?

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Note that widescreen and letterbox are wider, as adverticed. Do you
care?



NO, I DON'T CARE, BUT THANKS FOR THE HELP ANYWAY!

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:39:02 -0800, "Khee Mao"
wrote:

can anyone link me to a site that will display the relative sizes of TVs to
each other? the numeric specs are tough to visualize...

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7608_7-...tml#calculator