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Originally Posted by dar512 (Post 512096)

Customers playing with the controls + minimal staff to keep costs low.

Or, if you're conspiracy minded, you might think that they put proper adjustments on the ones they're currently getting the best margin/incentives on for selling, and make sure the other ones are out of whack.

They make some look better than others because there are different profit margins on different brands...

I'm not buying it. That would imply that there were sales people and that they took enough interest to do this.

We're all prisoners of the lowest price.

Or perhaps, the over-saturated images are simply the plasma displays, doing their thing.

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 499915)

Before shelling out a lot of money for a full resolution (1080P) TV, take a look at the charts that show what resolution the human eye is physically capable of seeing at different screen sizes and viewing distances. And think about how you are likely going to be using this TV.

I was all gung-ho about getting a 1080P TV until I saw such a chart. I'm now the happy owner of a 32" 720P TV that I view from across the room. It's lower resolution, but I can't tell the difference from my couch, and neither would you.

(Basically the charts will tell you that for a 32" screen it's only at the 4-6 foot range that you can tell the difference between a 1080P and a 720P resolution screen. If you sit further away than that, you can't see the difference.)

I want to buy a LCD tv. My budget is for a 32". I have a 14 foot veiwing area but the veiwing charts call for a much larger set. My apartment is small so I can't imagine needing anything larger than a 37" . Huge TVs in small areas just seem so monolithic and tv worshiping. ( personal hang-up I know )

I can or I might go up to a 37" set but do not want a 42" set. It is just too big even if I could afford it. The maximum veiwing distance for a 42" was 8 feet. I am thinking no way! I should be able to see a 32 or 37" television from 14 feet easy.

What is a comfortable viewing distance?

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Originally Posted by skysidhe (Post 516123)

...the veiwing charts call for a much larger set.

Aren't the viewing charts created by the people who want to sell you the biggest set they can? If so, for each distance I would suspect they would specify the biggest screen you can use, without being just too big.
You know best what suits your needs. ;)

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 516128)

I thought the same thing!

I just thought I was being a conspirist.

thanks

We have a 32 and sit about 10-12 feet away and it's nice. At that distance, you only need 720P. But if you sit closer, a 1080P would be better.

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Originally Posted by skysidhe (Post 516123)

What size TV do you have now?

A 42" flatscreen will display normal TV content at the size of a conventional 34" TV.

This page explains why flatscreen TVs display content SMALLER than conventional TVs.

I don't know about viewing charts/distance; but I do know your new "bigger" TV might be smaller.

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Originally Posted by skysidhe (Post 516123)

Huge TVs in small areas just seem so monolithic and tv worshiping.

That's why I bought the optional prie-dieu package with mine.

I'll give you my thoughts after Christmas... I'm going to visit my parents, and they got a 37" set.

I have a 37" I'll be setting up Xmas Eve, in our little 1950s house. I'll report back.

Thanks Steve and Flint Please do.

I had a regular tube 27" or 32" but it died.

SO NOW I am watching a teeny tiny 16" flat screen with one of those large cabinets.

I'm still watching a 27" TV I bought in 1991 with my first wife. I really want to get a new TV, but my wife says I have to wait until we buy a house. I told her she's crazy if she thinks I'm going to wait another 3 years.

Use the Obama winnings

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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 516281)

I'm still watching a 27" TV I bought in 1991 with my first wife.

That's absolutely brilliant... I admit I never thought to try to trade Mrs. Dallas for a new TV.