TV sizes

welsharcher1

It never ceases to amaze me the tricks that some sales people pull for that "quick sale" at one time if i went to buy a new TV the measurements would be clearly displayed as a horizontal measurement across the screen, lately i have noticed that they now refer to a screen size diagonally.
Is this right to assume that all TV measurment's are now given as a diagonal measurement or horizontal measurement ?

BargainGalore

Its always been measured diagonally as far as I am aware at least for a very long time

http://www.screenmath.com/

Inactive

BargainGalore wrote: »

Its always been measured diagonally as far as I am aware at least for a very long time

http://www.screenmath.com/

A agree, it has been that way as far back as I can remember.

( I am no Spring Chicken )..:D

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

BargainGalore wrote: »

Its always been measured diagonally as far as I am aware at least for a very long time

Agreed. Definitely like that when I were a lad fifty years ago.

Inactive beat me to it!

brewerdave

IMHO it was a lot more meaningful when the old TV sets were 4:3 ratio - the modern 16:10 widescreen sets look less impressive for the same diagonal measurement because of their "lack" of vertical height.

almillar

16:10 is generally monitors brewerdave, TVs are 16:9 - although a lot of monitors and laptops are going 16:9 too which is annoying cos it means more scrolling in websites and documents.

Kurtis_Blue

Mmm 21:9

brewerdave

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Mmm 21:9

Staggering - but that set is very nearly 5 foot across :eek:

lauhol1980

Can anyone explain to me the difference between 16:9 and 16:10. Daughter has asked for a new tv for Christmas, have been looking at a 19" lcd tv/dvd one but it says contrast 16:10 and I don't know if thats good or bad?!

TIA x

almillar

lauhol1980 - it's literally a ratio. Widescreen TV is 16:9 - 16 across and 9 up, and this is the way lots of TV is broadcast now, and THIS is what you want a TV to be. Computer widescreens tend to be 16:10, as in, slightly taller. To make computer monitors cheaper, a lot of manufacturers make them in 16:9 and use the same panel as TVs. But before that, a lot of TV manufacturers were trying to make their TVs cheaper by using computer monitor panels - 16:10 ones - and this sounds like what you're looking at. So if you're watching TV in the correct shape, you'll always have small black bars top and bottom. If you want TV, you want 16:9 definitely. If you want computer, you have a choice, but I'd prefer 16:10

Pokerlad

lauhol1980 wrote: »

Can anyone explain to me the difference between 16:9 and 16:10. Daughter has asked for a new tv for Christmas, have been looking at a 19" lcd tv/dvd one but it says contrast 16:10 and I don't know if thats good or bad?!

TIA x

Contrast is nothing to do with screen ratio, which is what is being talked about here. However, that contrast ration does seem very poor so did you mean contrast or screen ratio?