Fun with Geometry

>From: "David Burns"
>To: [list suppressed]
>Subject: RE: Triangles
>Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:12:09 -0700
>
>In case anyone is interested...
>
>I have determined the following when comparing two HDTV monitors: a 32" 4:3
>("normal" aspect.. at least normal by today's standards) TV vs. a 30" 16:9
>(widescreen):
>
>- Watching a 4:3 broadcast in 4:3 mode on a widescreen 30" TV will be like
>watching it on roughly a standard 24" TV
>- Watching a widescreen broadcast on the 32" normal ratio TV, is about like
>watching a 30" widescreen
>
>This is all, of course, assuming my math was correct. I'm not checking my
>work. But I do have pretty sketches.


From: Tony Gomes
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 9:13 PM
To:[list suppressed]

Ok.. so who want's to go in with me on a hooker for David?