I already thought the aspect ratio had something to do with it when David Lieberman mentioned you would need a bigger TV. On the other hand, you are not required to show the actual full size image. I tested it on my father-in-law's 42 inch and it looked pretty great, so I imagine 46 inches or up would be just as fine. It will ultimately depend on your spending money and what fits best in your situation. Ron
----- Original Message ----- From: James Richard To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Strange Idea Um... nope. I just went and measured my so-called 52" inch TV (where the actual screen size measures 51 inches diagonally) and if I were to turn it on its side, it would only measures 25 inches of display area left-to-right. So, to display a 27x41 inch movie poster at full size... including the borders... one would need a 56 inch screen (measured diagonally). This seems weird because a 27x41 one sheet measures only 49 inches diagonally (including the borders), but the difference in aspect ratios between a one sheet and a 16:9 screen throws things off. A 27x41 one sheet's aspect ratio falls almost exactly between that of the old 4:3 screen and the new 16:9 wide screen formats. But if you want to forget about showing the borders, then I think a 51" diagonal screen will do the trick. Old Fogey Creeb: calling the new wide screen format 16:9 was actually just PR bullshit. Logically, it should have been named as a step up from the old 4:3 screen ratio and called 5.333:3 -- multiply that by 3 and you get 16:9. Heck why didn't they go for the really high-def hype, multiply it by 6 and call it 32:18? Why stop at a measly 16:9? -- JR MotionPictureArt.com wrote: Hi Carol, If my calculations are correct a 46 inch 16:9 widescreen should be able to display one sheets in their original size. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Haire To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Strange Idea Hello Ron, I think this is an outstanding idea! I happen to be awake during the wee hours of the morning Texas time searching the web for an HDTV with various input options. Your idea could result in an enjoyable ongoing project. Movie music or trailers could be added, etc. I won't be surprised if several MOPO members pounce on this idea. We could easily become like kids with collector cards -- I'll swap you this image for that image. I love your idea! Carol P.S. I haven't done the math. Are you buying a 16:9 widescreen or a 4:3 screen? From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MotionPictureArt.com Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 03:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Strange Idea A while ago I came up with the following idea and I'm wondering what some of you think about it. I'm saving up to buy one of those LED lightboxes to showcase posters from my collection. But over here they are well over 300 Euros without shipping and I'm only able to show one poster at a time. With the prices of LCD TVs dropping I recently came across a 46 inch HD ready TV with USB connection and was thinking of using that instead of the lightbox. The TV is also just over 300 Euros and when I plug in an USB drive/stick with hundreds of high resolution images in slideshow mode I believe this should work just fine. When hung vertically of course. Ron Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
