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Old 04-16-2011, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jr_tech View Post
The loss of screen area is pretty dramatic when a nice straight sided 3:4 is masked off from a roundie. Double "D" shape is a good compromise.
Pix of 2 10 inch (10BP4) GE sets below:
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This is a really interesting comparison. Taken that both CRTs are the same size. Which one has the most square inches of screen exposed? The Double D looks biger to me but it might be that the cabinet color is lighter in color and for that reason the screen looks bigger.. and illusion.
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