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In Reply to: 30" Wide Screen vs 32" 4:3 ? posted by kyzyltuva on October 25, 2002 at 13:20:37:
If you are going to be using this set a lot for just watching regular TV, I would suggest a 4:3 set with a shrinkable scan raster for anamorphic DVDs. I don't like the stretch mode on 16:9 TVs, and many people apparently find the alternative gray bars along the side of the 4:3 picture somewhat annoying. The material I watch on my TV is over 90% 4:3, so I was comfortable going with the Sony 43" digital RPTV. I am frankly surprised at the number of widescreen sets on the market--if you have a lot of HDTV available or the majority of your TV viewing is 16:9 DVDs, fine, but I don't think most people fall into those categories.Todd
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Earlier this year, my wife and I were able to move into a larger house to prepare for an expanding family. The new place has a downstairs family room and an upstairs bonus/"play" room. I realized we'd probably watch a lot of cable TV and videos downstairs and move upstairs for movies, so I put my existing 32" 4:3 downstairs and purchased a 47" widescreen as the centerpiece of my home theater. The upstairs unit only play DVDs and receives 2 channels OTA (ABC and CBS, both of which bring me football on Sunday & Monday, thank goodness) . . .
So you watch 4:3 Football on a 16:9 Wide?
Do the side bars bug you at all or is it
not a big deal?
It's called "JUST" -- for "justify," I guess -- in the on-screen menu. Took some getting used to, but it looks OK and I don't have to worry about burn-in . . .
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