relative screen sizes

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"Khee Mao" <big_bad_buddha_daddy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
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> > >
> >> damn! everyone says they wished they'd bought bigger! you're not
> >> making this any easier for me! I wish there was a website that would
> >> let you see how big a set would be in a given room, argh!!!
> >
> > Why not make up a cardboard mock-up of the size you are thinking of
> > buying?
> > Chip
> >
> that's what Mike suggested, and is a good idea...the only trouble is
> finding a piece of cardboard that big! too bad there's not a webpage
> that can show you relative sizes

You COULD tape two or more pieces together to make one big one.
I don't know what you mean by relative sizes.
Chip

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<cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
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> "Khee Mao" <big_bad_buddha_daddy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:20050404184429.276$ng@newsreader.com...
>> > >
>> >> damn! everyone says they wished they'd bought bigger! you're not
>> >> making this any easier for me! I wish there was a website that would
>> >> let you see how big a set would be in a given room, argh!!!
>> >
>> > Why not make up a cardboard mock-up of the size you are thinking of
>> > buying?
>> > Chip
>> >
>> that's what Mike suggested, and is a good idea...the only trouble is
>> finding a piece of cardboard that big! too bad there's not a webpage
>> that can show you relative sizes
>
> You COULD tape two or more pieces together to make one big one.
> I don't know what you mean by relative sizes.
> Chip
>
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relative to each other...a 17inch computer screen can't show the actual size
of a 44 inch tv...but it could show how large a 44 inch tv is relative to a
27 incher...will someone please start work on this?

unfortunataly, the only cardboard I have is a budweiser 18 pack! maybe if I
drank more, I could tape a few together!

 

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"Khee Mao" <big_bad_buddha_daddy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:20050404192359.282$0B@newsreader.com...
> > "Khee Mao" <big_bad_buddha_daddy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
> >> news:20050404184429.276$ng@newsreader.com...
> >> > >
> >> >> damn! everyone says they wished they'd bought bigger! you're not
> >> >> making this any easier for me! I wish there was a website that
> >> >> would let you see how big a set would be in a given room, argh!!!
> >> >
> >> > Why not make up a cardboard mock-up of the size you are thinking of
> >> > buying?
> >> > Chip
> >> >
> >> that's what Mike suggested, and is a good idea...the only trouble is
> >> finding a piece of cardboard that big! too bad there's not a webpage
> >> that can show you relative sizes
> >
> > You COULD tape two or more pieces together to make one big one.
> > I don't know what you mean by relative sizes.
> > Chip
> >
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> relative to each other...a 17inch computer screen can't show the actual
> size of a 44 inch tv...but it could show how large a 44 inch tv is
> relative to a 27 incher...will someone please start work on this?
>
> unfortunataly, the only cardboard I have is a budweiser 18 pack! maybe
> if I drank more, I could tape a few together!


If you are referring to square inches, just do the math yourself.
You do know how to find the dimensions of a 17" or 44" screen, don't you?

How about using some paper and tape the sheets together. Come on, now!
Chip

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<cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
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> If you are referring to square inches, just do the math yourself.
> You do know how to find the dimensions of a 17" or 44" screen, don't you?
>
> How about using some paper and tape the sheets together. Come on, now!
> Chip
>
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I was hoping for a more "hi-tek" solution...

 

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Khee Mao wrote:

> <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:20050404194106.229$nR@newsreader.com...
>
>>If you are referring to square inches, just do the math yourself.
>>You do know how to find the dimensions of a 17" or 44" screen, don't you?
>>
>>How about using some paper and tape the sheets together. Come on, now!
>>Chip
>>
>>--
>
> I was hoping for a more "hi-tek" solution...

Buy a couple of thin wooden sticks at the local hardware/lumber store
or art supplies store. I did this and marked off width and height of a
37", 42", 50" widescreen and laid them against my 10 year old 27" 4:3
CRT. Gave me a feel for how big the screen would be compared to what I
had. A drawback to the 37" was that letterboxed 2.35:1 movies would
still be rather small in my opinion compared to 4:3 material on the old
27" CRT. If you can't do the math, the web site posted earlier in this
thread will do it for you: http/www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi.

Alan F

 

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"Alan Figgatt" <afiggatt@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Khee Mao wrote:
>
>> <cjdaytonjrnospam@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:20050404194106.229$nR@newsreader.com...
>>
>>>If you are referring to square inches, just do the math yourself.
>>>You do know how to find the dimensions of a 17" or 44" screen, don't you?
>>>
>>>How about using some paper and tape the sheets together. Come on, now!
>>>Chip
>>>
>>>--
>>
>> I was hoping for a more "hi-tek" solution...
>
> Buy a couple of thin wooden sticks at the local hardware/lumber store or
> art supplies store. I did this and marked off width and height of a 37",
> 42", 50" widescreen and laid them against my 10 year old 27" 4:3 CRT. Gave
> me a feel for how big the screen would be compared to what I had. A
> drawback to the 37" was that letterboxed 2.35:1 movies would still be
> rather small in my opinion compared to 4:3 material on the old 27" CRT. If
> you can't do the math, the web site posted earlier in this thread will do
> it for you: http/www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi.
>
> Alan F
>

I emailed Albert, the guy responsible for the calculator found on your link,
and he was agreeable to getting this content added. look for an updated
calculator soon!

 

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"klaatu" <blobnospam@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> It's a front projector. I basicly kept the same screen height (44")
> and just increased the width when I went from 4:3 to 16:9. It's like
> going to the movies every night.


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