TV size question

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A 26" 16:9 is almost the same height as a 21" 4:3.

Thanks Chip.

Bruce.

"RobertVA" wrote in message
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Depending on your distance from the local bradcasters and the
configuration and materials in your residence you might be able to get
FREE high definition local stations Over The Air (OTA) with an antenna.

I'm about 50 miles west of the broadcast tv stations, and in a townhome so a
big external antenna wouldn't be allowed.

Bruce.

"Bruce." wrote:
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A 26" 16:9 is almost the same height as a 21" 4:3.

Thanks Chip.

Bruce.

Your welcome. BTW, as another poster said,
get a bigger one, you won't be disappointed!

Chip

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Bruce,

Find out if the TV stations digital channels are in the UHF band. I thought the idea was to
put them all there, so they could free up the VHF (channels 2-13) band for other stuff when
the regular TV has to go off the air Feb 2009. But I saw a table somewhere that I think
showed some digital channels on VHF. I might be wrong. Anyway, UHF antennas are much
smaller than VHF ones, and an indoor one might work OK. All our digital stations here in
the Norfolk, VA area are in the UHF band, and I just put up a temporary UHF antenna indoors,
and it's working great. It's a Terk TV32. The TV reports S/N ratios around 32, and signal
strengths of 98 (out of 100), whatever exactly that means.

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"Bruce." wrote in message
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"RobertVA" wrote in message
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Depending on your distance from the local bradcasters and the configuration and materials
in your residence you might be able to get FREE high definition local stations Over The
Air (OTA) with an antenna.

I'm about 50 miles west of the broadcast tv stations, and in a townhome so a big external
antenna wouldn't be allowed.

Bruce.

Bruce,

Keep in mind that CRT measurments are diagonal of the picture tube, not diagonal of the
actual viewable area. Your 19" set is probably really about a 17" diagonal, viewable. LCD
measurements, and I think plasma, are actual viewable diagonals. Go with the actual
measured diagonal of your 19" set.

I agree with the other posters about a larger set. I have a recently acquired Sony XBR1 40"
LCD set, and really like it. It's equivalent to about a 32.6" 4X2 set, and looks great on
the standard TV I mostly watch. I first bought a Sharp Aquos 45" set because of all the
wonderful things I'd heard, but took it back, then bought the XBR1.

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"Bruce." wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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So the question is, how big of a 16:9 widescreen (measured diagonally) TV do I need to
display at least a 21" 4:3 picture?

It is actually a little trigonometry. A good approximation is to get a set about 20%
larger on the diagonal if you want the height to be the same.

Thanks David. That makes it about 25.2"

Bruce.

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:22:34 -0600, Bruce. wrote:

So the question is, how big of a 16:9 widescreen (measured diagonally) TV do
I need to display at least a 21" 4:3 picture?

26". You are aware there's free HDTV ota.

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Sorry... you're only half right about crt measurements. TV sets (by law) are
listed as viewing area, e.g. 27" is 27" viewable. OTOH... computer CRT
monitors are listed by tube size, e.g. 19" is more like 18" viewable.

TTUL... John

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote in message
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Bruce,

Keep in mind that CRT measurments are diagonal of the picture tube, not
diagonal of the
actual viewable area. Your 19" set is probably really about a 17"
diagonal, viewable. LCD
measurements, and I think plasma, are actual viewable diagonals. Go with
the actual
measured diagonal of your 19" set.

I agree with the other posters about a larger set. I have a recently
acquired Sony XBR1 40"
LCD set, and really like it. It's equivalent to about a 32.6" 4X2 set,
and looks great on
the standard TV I mostly watch. I first bought a Sharp Aquos 45" set
because of all the
wonderful things I'd heard, but took it back, then bought the XBR1.

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Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com
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"Bruce." wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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So the question is, how big of a 16:9 widescreen (measured diagonally)
TV do I need to
display at least a 21" 4:3 picture?

It is actually a little trigonometry. A good approximation is to get a
set about 20%
larger on the diagonal if you want the height to be the same.

Thanks David. That makes it about 25.2"

Bruce.

Most of what folks are writing in this thread is correct. However, keep in
mind that even without an HD cable feed, you will be able to get some
digital feeds, plus there's always digital OTA tv.

An inexpensive option to consider is a 27" 4:3 crt tv which will have an
ATSC tuner (and QAM). For $200-250 you can get a very nice tv. I picked up
a 27" house brand best buy tv (insignia) for about 220 last fall, and it
definitely has a better SD pic than any LCD for under $1000. The digital
(not HD, there is a diference) pic in 16:9 mode is not huge, although still
bigger than your 19 or 21" TV, but is extremely good. Depending on the
source, the tv will allow you to select 16:9, 4:3 or zoom viewing modes.

Unfortunately, it will generally be fed with a crappy signal at the store,
but if you can get them to stick an antenna on it and try an OTA digital
signal I think you'll be impressed.


"Bruce." wrote in message
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It's been way to long since I did algebra so I'm hoping someone can help
me with this.

I have a 21" CRT 4:3 TV I need to replace. In looking at LCD flat
screens, virtually all sold these days are widescreen 16:9. It may be a
long time before I upgrade my cable to HD, so for the immediate future I
would be using a widescreen 16:9 LCD TV to display a standard 4:3 TV
picture, with the required black bars on both sides (assuming unzoomed).

So the question is, how big of a 16:9 widescreen (measured diagonally) TV
do I need to display at least a 21" 4:3 picture?

Thanks for any help.
Bruce.

"Bruce." wrote in message
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It's been way to long since I did algebra so I'm hoping someone can help
me with this.

I have a 21" CRT 4:3 TV I need to replace. In looking at LCD flat
screens, virtually all sold these days are widescreen 16:9. It may be a
long time before I upgrade my cable to HD, so for the immediate future I
would be using a widescreen 16:9 LCD TV to display a standard 4:3 TV
picture, with the required black bars on both sides (assuming unzoomed).

So the question is, how big of a 16:9 widescreen (measured diagonally) TV
do I need to display at least a 21" 4:3 picture?

Thanks for any help.
Bruce.


Actually, it's geometry rather than algebra. You want a
screen with the same height as your CRT display area.
Rather than wrestling with diagonals, measure the height
of your picture now, tape a tape measure to the store,
and measure the height of various LCD screens. When
you find a match, you have the size of LCD you want.
Now compare brands to get your optimal choice for
that size.

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote in message
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Bruce,

Keep in mind that CRT measurments are diagonal of the picture tube, not
diagonal of the actual viewable area. Your 19" set is probably really
about a 17" diagonal, viewable. LCD measurements, and I think plasma, are
actual viewable diagonals. Go with the actual measured diagonal of your
19" set.


I have a ~10 year old Sony 32 " CRT set. The diagonal measures precisely 32
inches. Anyhow, a real HDTV smaller than 26 inches is hard to find, if at
all. 720P resolution is all you need in a screen that small.

Tam