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Direct-view TVs.(your letters)(Letter to the Editor)

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| February 01, 2004 | Roseman, David | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In discussing screen shapes, your December article on direct-view TVs leans toward square (4:3) screens by stating that "a wide screen has roughly the same viewable area as a square screen with a smaller diagonal measurement." This assertion is accurate only for content with an aspect ratio of 4:3. In your example comparing a 34-inch wide-screen with a 32-inch 4:3 TV, you conclude that the viewable areas might be the same. While roughly accurate for 4:3 ...

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