Well yes, but horizontal vs diagonal is going to make all the
difference. There is no point in getting a 4:3 tv these days, not in 2
more years. If you do over the air make sure it has an ATSC tuner (most
but not all do).

-Rolf

Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> Don't forget that LCD is measured
>>  on the bottom where CRT is diagonal.
>>     
>
> Not true, it's just that most LCDs are 16:9 format, and 16:9 screens
> have less area for the same diagonal compared to 4:3 screens---about
> 10% less, so they appear smaller.
>
> With computer LCDs there is a separate issue in that CRT sizes were
> often measured in terms of the actual picture tube size, some of which
> was always covered by the plastic border, so that a nominal 17"
> actually only had 15" of display area.  (Sort of like 2x4s.)  With
> LCDs the entire display area is measured.
>
> Alex Chamberlain
> '87 300D Turbo et al.
>
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