Posted by JimK on 11/16/00 11:41

On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:29:00 GMT, "z" <z@y.x.invalid> wrote:

>I am looking for a plasma hdtv for a room.
>The room is approx. 165" x 230" (13.5' x 19.2')
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>On one wide wall is a picture window, centered; on the opposite
>wide wall is a double pocket door, 6' wide, slightly off center.
>On the other two sides are one conventional window each, one
>window opening to a narrow entranceway. Most likely,
>a long couch will be in front of the picture window
>and there will be an accompanying long coffeetable in front
>of the couch. Smaller easily movable chairs will be scattered
>about the remainder of the room.
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>I am proposing to put the plasma hdtv in front of the
>latter window (on a narrower wall, in front of or slightly
>to one side of the window opening to a narrow entranceway).
>I am proposing that the plasma hdtv be placed on a freestanding
>floor mount, so that it can be moved around anywhere
>(even to larger rooms outside this room) at will.
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>Any recommendations for what the optimal size
>for such a plasma display should be, or what bounds
>could be placed on the maximum size of such a display,
>for shopping purposes? I imagine that the two
>competing sizes in this case are 40", 42", and 50"
>(60" seems to me too large for the room). I am specifically
>concerned that although a 50" display may seem attractive,
>it might just be too big for a room this size.
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>Thanks...
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