Small hdtv question

[S D]

I was at a Target, saw a big 1080p set with digital picture, also saw a
small ( 18 inch ) 1080p set that had the same image as the big one , but
had the ends cut off. I asked the sales guy if the small set could
present the same, wider, image as the big one. He said that it could not
, but I could not make any sense of his explanation. Could someone make
sense of this ? Stephen

[Bill R[_2_]]

S D wrote:
> I was at a Target, saw a big 1080p set with digital picture, also saw a
> small ( 18 inch ) 1080p set that had the same image as the big one , but
> had the ends cut off. I asked the sales guy if the small set could
> present the same, wider, image as the big one. He said that it could not
> , but I could not make any sense of his explanation. Could someone make
> sense of this ? Stephen
>

The sales clerk was wrong (as you likely suspected). It is likely that
the format or aspect was not set correctly on the small screen set.
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[Big_Al]

Bill R wrote:
> S D wrote:
>> I was at a Target, saw a big 1080p set with digital picture, also saw a
>> small ( 18 inch ) 1080p set that had the same image as the big one , but
>> had the ends cut off. I asked the sales guy if the small set could
>> present the same, wider, image as the big one. He said that it could not
>> , but I could not make any sense of his explanation. Could someone make
>> sense of this ? Stephen
>>
>
> The sales clerk was wrong (as you likely suspected). It is likely that
> the format or aspect was not set correctly on the small screen set.

Get the model # and google it on line. I'll make a bet you can find
specs and manual etc to research it? Maybe?

[The One]

thanks Big Al ...for your worthless, smartalecky response.

[remysun]

On Sep 5, 6:19*pm, Bill R > wrote:

> The sales clerk was wrong (as you likely suspected). *It is likely that
> the format or aspect was not set correctly on the small screen set.

The small set had the aspect ratio right. The larger set was on
stretch-o-vision. Unless Target's changed things, their picture is fed
by splitting coaxial cable.

[Andrew Rossmann]

In article >,
says...
> I was at a Target, saw a big 1080p set with digital picture, also saw a
> small ( 18 inch ) 1080p set that had the same image as the big one , but
> had the ends cut off. I asked the sales guy if the small set could
> present the same, wider, image as the big one. He said that it could not
> , but I could not make any sense of his explanation. Could someone make
> sense of this ? Stephen

I've never heard of a 1080p TV in the 18-19" size. They are typically
1440x900 (which is actually 16:10, not the normal 16:9 widescreen), or
1366x768.

At that size, you would need to be within inches of the screen to see
the difference between 1080i or 1080p and 720p.

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[Big_Al]

The One wrote:
> thanks Big Al ...for your worthless, smartalecky response.
>

Boy you got up on the wrong side of the bed.....
It was intended to be factual. The manual might explain features of the
set. Sorry you took it as sarcastic.

You can go back to bed now!

[neongen@webtv.net]

I'm more confused than ever , it was a small 1080 p , think it was a
Phillips,and the areas that were cut off contained more images , it was
not just a stretched out picture.

[TheWebJunkie@webtv.net]

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008, 5:40pm (S*D) wrote:

> "I was at a Target, saw a big 1080p set with digital
>picture, also saw a small ( 18 inch ) 1080p set that
>had the same image as the big one , but had the
>ends cut off."

The small TV was in "cinema" mode, and the large TV was not. *Both* TV
sets can be switched into and out of "cinema" mode at the touch of a
button.

Most wide-screen movies have either a 1.85:1 or a 2.35:1 aspect ratio,
which yield black bars across the top and bottom of even a *wide-screen*
TV (which is 16:9). The "cinema" option allows people who have a phobia
for black bars to expand the vertical dimension to fill the screen. In
order not to distort the picture, the *horizontal* dimension is also
expanded, which clips off the ends.

Go back to Target. You should notice that the large TV, although not
clipping the *ends*, *is* displaying letterboxed-style black bars across
the top and bottom.

When a wide-screen *television* program (as opposed to a wide-screen
movie) is viewed in "cinema" mode, *both* the vertical and horizontal
dimensions are clipped.

[neongen@webtv.net]

thanks, but the larger screen tvs with the wider images did not have the
black bars. I'll sort things out when I get around ( if ever) to getting
a hdtv ( which won't be at Target) SD