Q. I have a memorex 19 inch plasma not lcd. If i watch tv straight it looks fine but when I watch from below there is a lot of dark areas. Do I go to the settings and fix it? Should i buy a new lcd? My parents also have a Vizio 26 inch lcd hdtv and also looks black from below what should I do? How do I know when a tv doesnt have dark areas, what is it called?
A. Because you have an LCD, and NOT a plasma. First of all, Memorex does not make, nor have they ever made, plasma TVs. Second, plasmas have wide viewing angles like the flat-screen variants of their CRT cousins, so there's no contrast fade from watching off-axis. Third, no plasmas were sold for the consumer market smaller than 32", and nowadays they only come in 42" and up.
LCDs tend to have narrow viewing angles, especially vertically. Meaning that when you look at it from way off to the side or particularly from below, the colors may not appear correctly, and the contrast will be awful to say the least, to the point of being unwatchable.
Possible solutions:
1. Watch the TV directly facing it; sit/stand right in front of it at about eye level.
2. Re-position the TV.
3. Buy a plasma TV.
4. Use a CRT TV.
LCDs tend to have narrow viewing angles, especially vertically. Meaning that when you look at it from way off to the side or particularly from below, the colors may not appear correctly, and the contrast will be awful to say the least, to the point of being unwatchable.
Possible solutions:
1. Watch the TV directly facing it; sit/stand right in front of it at about eye level.
2. Re-position the TV.
3. Buy a plasma TV.
4. Use a CRT TV.
what size projection screen should I get for this tv projector?
Q. 16:9 Widescreen (HDTV size) and 4:3 Normal-screen (normal TV)..
So, which size would be best to get? Which size is better for what things?
I'm thinking the 4:3, but I have no idea if I will regret the shape or not.
So, which size would be best to get? Which size is better for what things?
I'm thinking the 4:3, but I have no idea if I will regret the shape or not.
A. There are a few things to consider when choosing the right screen.
Does the projector it self have a 16:9 native display or is it only a 4:3. Problem with a 4;3 projector displaying a 16:9 image on a 4:3 screen is the black bars are not completely black making the overall image looked washed out.
There are really three aspect ratio screen sizes to choose from but it depends on the projector. The hot setup right now is the 2;35 to 1 as this shows 2:35 to 1 movies in its full aspect ratio. You will of course have black bars on the sides of 16:9 and 4:3 images. Masking is usually desired for this setup. 16:9 screens are the most common and will have black bars on the top from movies shot in 2:35 to 1 and black bars on the sides of 4:3 to one material.
4:3 will fill the screen with 4:3 material but will have black bars on the top with wide screen movies.
The screen size and material should be chosen by the sitting distances, and viewing angles.
Stewart film screens and dalite are making the best screens for consumers and the screen has a lot to do with the overall picture quality so do not underestimate the importance of the screen.
Kevin
40 years hi-end audio video specialist
Does the projector it self have a 16:9 native display or is it only a 4:3. Problem with a 4;3 projector displaying a 16:9 image on a 4:3 screen is the black bars are not completely black making the overall image looked washed out.
There are really three aspect ratio screen sizes to choose from but it depends on the projector. The hot setup right now is the 2;35 to 1 as this shows 2:35 to 1 movies in its full aspect ratio. You will of course have black bars on the sides of 16:9 and 4:3 images. Masking is usually desired for this setup. 16:9 screens are the most common and will have black bars on the top from movies shot in 2:35 to 1 and black bars on the sides of 4:3 to one material.
4:3 will fill the screen with 4:3 material but will have black bars on the top with wide screen movies.
The screen size and material should be chosen by the sitting distances, and viewing angles.
Stewart film screens and dalite are making the best screens for consumers and the screen has a lot to do with the overall picture quality so do not underestimate the importance of the screen.
Kevin
40 years hi-end audio video specialist
what is the viewing size difference for wide screen tvs?
Q. more specifically, how much more viewing area do you get when moving from a 37" widescreen to a 40" widescreen, from a 40" to a 42", etc. i want to know at what point it becomes worth it to upgrade in size based on how much you are paying per extra percent of viewing area.
A. Construct the formulas in a spreadsheet and you can get as precise as you want ... but it's ultimately a subjective decision.
You can use the ratio of screen sizes alone as close enough (since aspect ratio is fixed the area changes proportional to screen diagonal). So you just need to compare relative prices to relative screen sizes to get a measure for $/in screen size which is proportional to $/area
Note that a widescreen HDTV needs to be about 12% larger than a 4:3 TV to give the same "size" image (See 1st link).
However, the real issue is what is the right size screen for where you plan to view from. Or, since any size screen will look the same if you sit at the distance that provides the same viewing angle, what is the right viewing distance for your optimum $/area TV?
See the 2nd link for some additional info on viewing distance, angle, screeen size, etc..
You can use the ratio of screen sizes alone as close enough (since aspect ratio is fixed the area changes proportional to screen diagonal). So you just need to compare relative prices to relative screen sizes to get a measure for $/in screen size which is proportional to $/area
Note that a widescreen HDTV needs to be about 12% larger than a 4:3 TV to give the same "size" image (See 1st link).
However, the real issue is what is the right size screen for where you plan to view from. Or, since any size screen will look the same if you sit at the distance that provides the same viewing angle, what is the right viewing distance for your optimum $/area TV?
See the 2nd link for some additional info on viewing distance, angle, screeen size, etc..
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