Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith From: msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: HDTV Keywords: 9 feet Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 89 16:06:33 GMT References: <4506@ficc.uu.net> Organization: M. R. Smith Consulting, New Brunswick, NJ Lines: 24 To: jeffd@ficc.uu.net In article <4506@ficc.uu.net> jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) writes: > Re: the HDTV difference disappears after 9 feet. The question > is: how many people watch TV from over 9 feet away? Many > Americans, at least, watch from far closer than that. In > fact, I suspect many Americans watch TV from closer than > > So to many of us, HDTV might make a significant difference > in picture quality. > Jeff Daiell I don't know about that. I watch from at least 6 feet away, often close to 9 feet or farther. This is either on my 13" or the family 19". I suspect that the 9 foot limit is actually relative to the size of the screen, though. Mark -- Mark Smith | "Be careful when looking into the distance, |All Rights 61 Tenafly Road|that you do not miss what is right under your nose."| Reserved Tenafly,NJ 07670-2643|rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith,msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu You may redistribute this article only to those who may freely do likewise.