?? about screen size ??

Hi everyone.....

I'm still undecided with buying my first HDTV....a 26" for my den/computer
room.

95% of the shows I watch are in the 4:3 format, the other 5% will be HD
from local
stations...using an OTA.

I've gone to Best Buy and Wal-Mart and neither place can let me see what a
4:3
picture will look like on a 16:9 screen. They don't have an outside
antenna.

My question is: will I be disappointed with a size 4:3 picture on a wide
screen TV?

Roln

" My question is: will I be disappointed with a size 4:3 picture on a
wide
screen TV?

Roln


Roln,

Check out this site for an answer:
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I had the same question, I went for the widescreen. All my local channels
are in HD now. I view DVD movies with an Oppo player which up converts the
signal to 1080i on my tv...looks fantastic!

My question is: will I be disappointed with a size 4:3 picture on a wide
screen TV?

We just went from a 24" Sony Wega 4:3 to a 37" Olevia LCD, and we are VERY
pleased with the results. It depends greatly on the quality of the source.
You WILL be able to see the differences in the source quality, in much the
same way as you hear flaws in the music recording process upon acquiring a
quality Hi-Fi system. You hear... and see... things you haven't heard or
seen before... both the good and the bad. On the Olevia, their graduated
expansion mode is called "Panorama". Things look very natural in this mode,
with the slight exception being the scrolling text at the bottom of news
channels, which appears to scroll in an arc, due to the non-linear
expansion. All brands have a similar mode, and I suspect the effect will be
much the same, but it is not objectionable... just "interesting"!
Mark

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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:17:32 +0000, Roln wrote:


My question is: will I be disappointed with a size 4:3 picture on a wide
screen TV?

A 26" widescreen will give you a 21" 4:3 picture. Will that disapoint you?

A 27" 4:3 set would give you a 25" widescreen that you could zoom to the
size of a 33" widescreen with the edges chopped off. You make the call. I
know which I'd get.

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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:48:53 +0000, Guest wrote:

Here is something that everything easier:

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?e...e7d315d0d281b7

Now this is a great site. Op setup a 26" 16:9 as tv1 and as tv2 setup a
26" 4:3 set. Now got to top and look at different sources. This clearly
shows the advantage of the 4:3 aspect ratio set. Note that the 16:9 image
isn't that much larger than 16:9 on the 4;3 set. Now go to 4:3 source and
look at the size differnces. And with that I'll rest my case of why I
prefer a 4:3 set over a widescreen.

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In earlier posts, someone did the math. A widescreen should be at least 1.2
times the size of a 4:3. e.g. you'd need a 30" WS to get the same picture size
as a 25" 4:3.
Most modern WS TVs have zoom modes & while some decry the feature as noticeably
distorted, with my Sony 30XS955, I have no problem with it whatsoever

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Hi everyone.....

I'm still undecided with buying my first HDTV....a 26" for my den/computer
room.

95% of the shows I watch are in the 4:3 format, the other 5% will be HD from
local
stations...using an OTA.

I've gone to Best Buy and Wal-Mart and neither place can let me see what a 4:3
picture will look like on a 16:9 screen. They don't have an outside antenna.

My question is: will I be disappointed with a size 4:3 picture on a wide
screen TV?

Roln




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"Richard Harison" wrote in message
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In earlier posts, someone did the math. A widescreen should be at least
1.2 times the size of a 4:3. e.g. you'd need a 30" WS to get the same
picture size as a 25" 4:3.
Most modern WS TVs have zoom modes & while some decry the feature as
noticeably distorted, with my Sony 30XS955, I have no problem with it
whatsoever

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Richard Harison
While I do not like the zoom that you get out of a cable box, Sony, Sharp,
and some other sets have a mode that does a small amount of zooming and some
nonlinear stretching. Almost impossible to tell from a real WS picture,
except you lose some of the crawl on CNN - which you can get back by panning
down. You would have to put any cable box/DVR in to pass through mode. Agree
with Richard.

Tam

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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:48:53 +0000, Guest wrote:

Here is something that everything easier:

http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?e...e7d315d0d281b7

Now this is a great site. Op setup a 26" 16:9 as tv1 and as tv2 setup a
26" 4:3 set. Now got to top and look at different sources. This clearly
shows the advantage of the 4:3 aspect ratio set. Note that the 16:9 image
isn't that much larger than 16:9 on the 4;3 set. Now go to 4:3 source and
look at the size differnces. And with that I'll rest my case of why I
prefer a 4:3 set over a widescreen.


You may want to do that again. Take a 27" 4:3 with picture and a 34" 16:9
with picture and tell me what you have? 4:3's are on the way out if you
have not noticed. Even PC monitors are 16:9. I made the switch in that
area. I see a whole lot more, and a lot clearer also.

Yes...and Sony (perhaps others) offers a "wide zoom" that leaves the center
(most important) area untouched, and delicately zooms only the left & right
portions

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Richard Harison
"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
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"Richard Harison" wrote in message
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In earlier posts, someone did the math. A widescreen should be at least 1.2
times the size of a 4:3. e.g. you'd need a 30" WS to get the same picture
size as a 25" 4:3.
Most modern WS TVs have zoom modes & while some decry the feature as
noticeably distorted, with my Sony 30XS955, I have no problem with it
whatsoever

--
All the Best
Richard Harison
While I do not like the zoom that you get out of a cable box, Sony, Sharp, and
some other sets have a mode that does a small amount of zooming and some
nonlinear stretching. Almost impossible to tell from a real WS picture, except
you lose some of the crawl on CNN - which you can get back by panning down.
You would have to put any cable box/DVR in to pass through mode. Agree with
Richard.

Tam




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