Video Asylum

Posted by jeechung on October 15, 2001 at 06:48:09

In Reply to: Re: which tv to buy, 36xbr450 or KP53HS30 posted by Berry59 on October 14, 2001 at 13:37:49:

The idea is that the DTV resolution is good enough to give you relative screen size perspective comparable to movie theatre screens. For example, on a (small) 30" widescreen set, the actual dimensions of the screen are about 26" x 15". Multiplying the vertical dimensions by factor of 3, you get 45" or about 4 feet. So, the optimum viewing distance for a 30" widescreen is about 4 feet. Now, that seemed too closely to me at first, but after trying it out myself, I became convinced that it actually works. So, for a person viewing the TV from 10' away, the larger RPT unit is probably a better choice.