what are the actual dimensions of widescreen format on a television screen?

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what are the actual dimensions of widescreen format on a television screen?

2007-03-05 03:17:26 · 3 answers · asked by r. b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors

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It's a ratio: 16:9 16 units across to every 9 units down. Oh, and the television screen size is based on the diagnol length, not the height or width. So a television that is 3 inches high and 4 inches wide is listed as a 5 inch television

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

2007-03-05 03:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by SPB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The dimensions of a wide screen TV are 16:9. It is measured diagonally. So a TV that is advertised at (say) 45" will actually have a width that is less then that. By using the diagonal, they can make the TV sound larger then it is.

2007-03-05 11:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

16:9 squished into 4:3

2007-03-05 11:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by MarcusChi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋