Will a 26" widescreen LCD be too small?
11-30-05 | 01:54 PM
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Will a 26" widescreen LCD be too small?
I am in the process of upgrading televisions in my apartment. For the bedroom I currently have a 20" flatscreen Toshiba CRT.
I will be watching a lot of television that is 4:3 on the new tv in the bedroom. Will a 26" widescreen LCD be too small or the same as viewing 4:3 on a 20" CRT? All these numbers and I tried to do the calculations but my head is spinning.
Basically, I don't want the 4:3 image to be smaller than what I get on my 20". I'd actually prefer it to be bigger.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I will be watching a lot of television that is 4:3 on the new tv in the bedroom. Will a 26" widescreen LCD be too small or the same as viewing 4:3 on a 20" CRT? All these numbers and I tried to do the calculations but my head is spinning.
Basically, I don't want the 4:3 image to be smaller than what I get on my 20". I'd actually prefer it to be bigger.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
11-30-05 | 02:37 PM
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I recall seeing somewhere a link that had conversions of the 4:3 size equivalent for differnet size widescreen tv's, but couldn't find it the other day when I was looking for it.
Hopefully someone else will know it and post it as I'd like to see it again as well.
Hopefully someone else will know it and post it as I'd like to see it again as well.
11-30-05 | 05:01 PM
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this is the one i always use http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi
11-30-05 | 06:17 PM
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I got a 23" and its just the right size for a bedroom. This is because it crops some of the top and bottom, and stretches a little to fill most of the screen without losing any necessary picture for 4:3. Of course, I got the 23" because of a great deal and would probably be happy with the 26" if it was on sale as well.
11-30-05 | 08:59 PM
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I replaced a 20inch 4:3 tv with a 26 inch 16:9 tv in my bedroom. I love it. Sometimes I wish I had splurged for the 32inch, but the size is just right for a bedroom set.
