Esqy said:

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but you can pick up a replacement tube for a CRT

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This is very true. BUT it also is almost a meaningless advantage. CRT's are so cheap today, why bother with the labor/replacement? Just chuck the whole thing out and get a new one unless it's one of those Sony 20" beauties. But even those are getting so cheap that a new one probably costs only marginally more than a replacement job.

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My Dad's got a 24" TV. He's not going blind and his sight was very much improved after cataract surgery but it is still annoying to him.

Edited by - Indy11 on 4/21/2004 7:38:11 PM

Edited by - Indy11 on 4/21/2004 7:39:33 PM

Classic big screen - vs - small screen debate!

There never was intent for a widescreen movie to be shown on the small screen until the last couple of decades. Movie makers didn't have VCR's and TV to consider for quite a long time in our history. You wanted to see a movie, you're only real choice was to go to a theater. Hell TV's weren't part of the mainstream until what maybe the late 40's early 50's at best? It was introduced in the worlds fair in the late 30's. And many of those early sets has tinnie tiny screens. Sure TV's were around before that but not in the general public. Radio rules the early years of the 1900's. They'd been making movies successfully much earlier than that. Gone with the Wind was made in 1939...color wasn't even introduced to TV until the mid 50's!

Wide screen does let you see the whole picture (as the movie makers intended) but you have to admit seeing a full screen movie offers a bigger "view" of this cut-off picture. See smaller picture but more panoramic view on wide screen or see larger view of the center of the shot losing what's on the sides.

Guess we'll never get into the discussion of seeing a movie made for TV (in full screen) in the format of being in a theater huh? Now that would provide a wrinkle in this debate.

I prefer widescreen myself, because there's more to see. I watch movies on my computer which has surround sound. I've got a few movies that are fullscreen, but widescreen is where it's at in my opinion.

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I preffer Widescreen myself

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@Stinger.

LOL - That would be interesting. Everyone would complain about the big black stripes along the sides of the screen!