I agree, to a point. I also prefer widescreen content, but when I purchased my TV I went with a CRT (price and size, my space didn't support a bigger TV). When you display 16:9 on a 4:3 screen, the diagnal is 92% of the original size. When you display 4:3 on 16:9 it is 82% of the size. Therefore a 32" 3:4 displays a 29.44" widescreen in letterbox, just shy of a 30" widescreen. The 30" 16:9 displays a 24.6" 4:3. The price of a 32" 4:3 was the same as a 30" 16:9, so it made more sense, for me, to go with the 4:3. Now when I buy a Plasma, LCD or SED some day, my decision may be different (OK will most likely be different)
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Bryan @ Aug 24th 2005 4:07PM
I agree, to a point. I also prefer widescreen content, but when I purchased my TV I went with a CRT (price and size, my space didn't support a bigger TV). When you display 16:9 on a 4:3 screen, the diagnal is 92% of the original size. When you display 4:3 on 16:9 it is 82% of the size. Therefore a 32" 3:4 displays a 29.44" widescreen in letterbox, just shy of a 30" widescreen. The 30" 16:9 displays a 24.6" 4:3. The price of a 32" 4:3 was the same as a 30" 16:9, so it made more sense, for me, to go with the 4:3. Now when I buy a Plasma, LCD or SED some day, my decision may be different (OK will most likely be different)