[mythtv-users] TV choices - was: Could we install/runMythtv withoutX-windows

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

> >>> mtdean at thirdcontact.com 09/11/05 1:28 PM >>>
> PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

> >  How far away is your primary viewing area? I've been kicking 
> > around the idea of an LCD, but I sit about 14' away from where
> > my TV is.  The standard I've heard is 1" of TV width for every 5" 
> > of distance  from the TV. Based on that, a 37" TV would be just 
> > about right.
> 
> With HDTV, you can still have a very high-quality viewing 
> experience as close as 1" of TV width for every 2" of distance.  

I can't afford that good of a viewing experience!

> The 5" is probably a better guess for SDTV.  Unfortunately, 
> if you're watching both HDTV and SDTV on the same screen, 
> you either end up with small HDTV or low-quality SDTV.  I 
> figure I'll go for the larger screen so that the low-quality 
> SDTV makes me appreciate the HDTV even more.  :)

I don't really get this logic, because a decent HDTV will 
most likely display the same quality SDTV signal as a good 
SDTV will, right?  What might make things better or 
worse is the distance from said TV you view the picture.

Paul