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WHICH WIDE SCREEN HAS SAME VERT. HEIGHT AS MY 36

Hey guys,
Pull out your tape measures!
First off, were measuring screens here, not something else!
LOL.
Seriously, I own a 36" Sony Wega KD-36XS955 4:3 CRT HDTV and the actual screen height, vertically, is 22 1/2 high.
This does not include the chassis, only the actual screen itself.
I like the vertical height of my Sony, but I want a wide screen tv for HD and movies with the 16:9 aspect ratio. I want the actual screen height at least the same vertical height as my 36 incher.
My question is this:
On wide screen tv's, what MINIMUM size would I need to buy to AT LEAST EQUAL the 22 1/2 vertical height of my 36" 4:3 screen Sony CRT?
Remember, this is the actual screen itself, and does NOT include the chassis.
One friend said a 46", another friend said a 50" wide screen, but I need more solid answers from actual owners of wide screens. Neither of my friends actually owns one!
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
audio_girl

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edesilva
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BTW, there is an easier way to do 4:3 TVs--its a right triangle, and given the height of 3 and width of 4, it has to be a perfect 3:4:5 triangle.
edesilva
768 posts
 
Audio_girl--you know the 16:9 aspect ratio, and you know the desired height is 22.5. So, divide desired height by 9 to get 2.5 and multiply by 16 to get desired width of 40. Diagonal screen size is (h^2 + w^2)^.5, or 45.9. You may find a 46" 16:9 fits pretty well.
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