Our 50" is viewed from about 7'-8' away and seems to be just about perfect. Any larger/closer and you'd feel like you were in the first few rows of a movie theater.
Don Guyer Windows Systems Engineer Datasafe Platform Fiserv Enterprise Technology Fiserv [email protected] Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: 610-293-4499 www.fiserv.com -----Original Message----- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: widescreen vs "standard" monitors Depends on the room size and how far the TV will be from the couch. _____________________________ Cameron Cooper Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 [email protected] | www.aurico.com -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: widescreen vs "standard" monitors Oh, I definitely intend to get a widescreen TV, just was wondering if there were a "magic formula" for figuring out what size TV/monitor to get for an equivalent viewing size... :-) From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: widescreen vs "standard" monitors That's another discussion altogether, and one that has been largely decided with the move to HD. If you expect a TV to last more than a few years, get a widescreen. End of discussion. On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: Well, actually, I was thinking more along the lines of widescreen TVs. :-) But I figured what's applicable to a desktop as far as the equivalent screen size would be applicable to a TV. :-) -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: widescreen vs "standard" monitors Don't recall the discussion, but I know that a 19" widescreen has roughly the same vertical space of a 17" "standard" (what is that, 4:3 aspect ratio?). My OPINION, based on experience, because I have deployed a lot of both standard and widescreen monitors is this: If you work with lots of big spreadsheets, or work with graphics (particularly movies), then widescreen may be a good idea. Otherwise, I don't see the value at this point in time. I'd rather have a 19" standard monitor than a 19" widescreen (for work, anyway). JR On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:41 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: > I seem to recall awhile back that there was a discussion about the > "equivalent" monitor size to get for the same vertical space of a "standard" > desktop screen vs a wide screen. I did search both the web archives > and my personal email archives, but couldn't find what I was looking > for. Anyone here recall that discussion? > > Thanks! > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
