Choosing A Screen Size - Sony CMT-CQ1 - Micro Hi Fi Component System Manual

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The guidelines for choosing a TV screen size are not set in stone. Much will

depend on the amount of space you have for a television, the size of your room and

particularly the viewing distance. But the "right" screen size also depends on your

preference. 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 off with a larger screen than

the one recommended here.

With these qualifications in mind, we present screen size calculators for three

classes of television.

For conventional televisions with 4:3

aspect ratio and "480i" scanning

Viewing

Recommended Sony

Distance

TV Screen Size

24" diagonal

27" diagonal

32" diagonal

36" diagonal

10'

40" diagonal

11'

43" diagonal

13'

53" diagonal

15'

61" diagonal

For "high definition monitor" televisions with

widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning

Viewing

Distance

5' 6"

8' 6"

9' 6"

11'

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