09-08-2012, 04:29 AM
One thing people don't realize is that a few inches diagonally make a large difference in the actual viewing area. This link will take you to a webpage where you can put in any size screen and compare it to another size. It was useful to me when I was comparing my old 35" CRT to my 50" Pana HDTV to be sure I was getting a comparable size. http://www.cavecreations.com/tv2.cgi
For example, a 55" HDTV has a 21% larger viewing area than a 50 inch HDTV.
Before I bought my first HDTV, a 50" Pana, I cut out a large cardboard box of the size of the viewable screen and placed it where the TV would be located to see how it would look. It looked fine and fit fine. My 50" Pana has a large border around it, and the 55" has a small border. So the PHYSICAL size of the 50" was almost the exact size as the SCREEN size of the 55". So I could easily envision that the 55" would fit okay and could sense that it wouldn't be too big. I considered the 60", but it is just too large to fit in the area it has to go. LyleH
For example, a 55" HDTV has a 21% larger viewing area than a 50 inch HDTV.
Before I bought my first HDTV, a 50" Pana, I cut out a large cardboard box of the size of the viewable screen and placed it where the TV would be located to see how it would look. It looked fine and fit fine. My 50" Pana has a large border around it, and the 55" has a small border. So the PHYSICAL size of the 50" was almost the exact size as the SCREEN size of the 55". So I could easily envision that the 55" would fit okay and could sense that it wouldn't be too big. I considered the 60", but it is just too large to fit in the area it has to go. LyleH