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BelgianMadCow

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25. Using a site that wants to sell HDTVs, but which uses the formula, you need 720p

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:30 AM

Sep 2013

The HDTV resolution that best matches your goal is 720p.

The optimum viewing distance for you is 9 feet.

The maximum recommend viewing distance is 18.2 feet.

So I hope you didn't shell out for full HD.

http://www.hdhes.com/tv/hdtvviewdistance.aspx
I chose "I just want a HDTV", 13 feet and 47 inch.

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The difference between normal and high-definition TV, for the non-technical among us. [View all] Scuba Sep 2013 OP

Ugh Blue_Adept Sep 2013 #1

Sturgeon's Law especially applies to TV. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #2

Thanks for the morning chuckle. Gormy Cuss Sep 2013 #32

Thank you!!!!!!' madinmaryland Sep 2013 #7

This. nt sufrommich Sep 2013 #8

Yeah, but where's the smug superiority in admitting that there's good TV? Silent3 Sep 2013 #12

I'm sure there is some good TV Skittles Sep 2013 #46

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Agwee ananda Sep 2013 #15

Most excellent cartoonist Clay Bennett should be credited. Atman Sep 2013 #51

Except of course that there is more high quality television programming now than ever before. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #3

Actually they have different aspect ratios Boom Sound 416 Sep 2013 #4

And then there's 4K... onehandle Sep 2013 #5

and anyone sitting a normal distance from a normal size screen will NOT see the diff 1080/720p BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #6

Bull madokie Sep 2013 #10

you're sitting how far from which size screen? BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #14

12-14 feet from a 47 inch depending on where I sit madokie Sep 2013 #17

I should find the formula BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #20

It's twice the diagonal screen size sir pball Sep 2013 #26

Using a site that wants to sell HDTVs, but which uses the formula, you need 720p BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #25

That link you're referring to is comparing 720p with 1080p. egduj Sep 2013 #18

Yes, and that is the choice consumers are making now. Full HD or HD-ready BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #21

"HD-Ready" is not 720. sir pball Sep 2013 #27

thanks for the clarification BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #28

I think "HD Ready" is a 720 panel and "HD Ready 1080" is a 1080 panel sir pball Sep 2013 #29

I can now see if I'm on HD or regular right away, Greybnk48 Sep 2013 #22

It's a big difference... krispos42 Sep 2013 #54

Just going from one room to the other I can see that madokie Sep 2013 #60

Sorry, but that is simply not true, egduj Sep 2013 #11

720P is not HD-Ready... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #30

Total nonsense. Atman Sep 2013 #52

No Belgian is right MattBaggins Sep 2013 #62

No, 1080p has twice the resolution of 720p. Atman Sep 2013 #64

BTW, Belgian's reference speaks of a specific screen size. Atman Sep 2013 #65

I like DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #9

I gotta laugh. safeinOhio Sep 2013 #16

I grew up in the same time frame madokie Sep 2013 #19

Same age group here, rabbit ears, 3-4 channels tops, Greybnk48 Sep 2013 #23

I rarely ever use my HD channels. sinkingfeeling Sep 2013 #24

I love my HD channels, and sound is just as important for me to enjoy a show. Betty88 Sep 2013 #35

I never use the standard channels. Atman Sep 2013 #53

Scuba Diclotican Sep 2013 #31

I love my LCD HD TV for its crystal clear pic. The quality of content is another issue.... Scuba Sep 2013 #33

Scuba Diclotican Sep 2013 #38

I seem to remember normal channels being much better than it is now. Xyzse Sep 2013 #34

Want to see some nasty video? Betty88 Sep 2013 #36

That's true. Xyzse Sep 2013 #40

Noticed that too. freebrew Sep 2013 #37

Yeah... I do notice that too Xyzse Sep 2013 #41

I think this is a matter of keeping the orignal aspect ratios Betty88 Sep 2013 #43

Nah, it's the difference between an HD channel and a non-HD channel Xyzse Sep 2013 #45

You're just wrong. Atman Sep 2013 #57

You may be right Xyzse Sep 2013 #61

That's crazy talk. Atman Sep 2013 #55

And yes Xyzse Sep 2013 #63

I have been without a TV for five years now. SheilaT Sep 2013 #39

OK, that is pretty funny there. ryan_cats Sep 2013 #42

We have a high definition television, but no satellite or cable. hunter Sep 2013 #44

tag for later reading HolyMoley Sep 2013 #47

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #48

I honestly can't tell the difference when I watch TV. X_Digger Sep 2013 #49

If only we had progressive TV. sakabatou Sep 2013 #50

Anyone elses eyes hurt when looking at the first pic? darkangel218 Sep 2013 #56

I like TV. I don't have HD tv, but I have cable and get a load of channels. MADem Sep 2013 #58

I was involved in the transition from broadcast to HTDV. xfundy Sep 2013 #59