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SONY
Choosing
a Screen
Size
The guidelines lbr choosing a TV screen size are not set in stone. Much will
depend on the amount of space you have lbr a television,
the size of your room and
particularly
the viewing distance.
But the "right" screen size also depends on your
prel_ce.
If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you want to be
immersed
in the full cinematic
experience,
you may be better offwith a larger screen than
the one recommended
here.
With these qualifications
in mind, we presem screen size calculators
_br three
classes of television.
For conventional
televisions
with 4:3
aspect ratio and "480i" scanning
Viewing
Recommended
Sony
Distance
TV Screen Size
6'
24" diagonal
7'
27" diagmkal
8'
32" diagmml
9'
36" diagmml
10'
40" diagmkal
11'
43" diagm_al
13'
53" diagm_al
15'
61" diagmkal
For "high definition
monitor"
televisions
with 4:3 aspect ratio and
1080i or 480p scanning
Viewing
Recommended
Sony
Distance
TV Screen Size
7'
32" diagonal
7' 6"
36" diagonal
8'
40" diagonal
9'
43" diagonal
11'
53" diagonal
13'
61" diagonal
For "high definRion
monitor" televisions
with
widesereen
16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning
Viewing
Distance
5'
5' 6"
7'
8' 6"
9' 6"
11'
Recommended
Sony TV Screen Size
32" diagonal widescreen
34" diagonal widescreen
42" diagonal widescreen
51" diagonal widescreen
57" diagonal widescreen
65" diagonal widescreen
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