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#1
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11/1/03 at 5:06pm
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A lot of people I run into in stores, and on other message boards use the excuse that they don't have a widescreen TV, or that they have a small TV, so therfore they can't/won't enjoy watching widescreen DVD's on thier set. I know that a lot of us here have smaller sets, but I want to get some hard data that can be used for a report that I will eventually post on Widescreen Advocate. My intention is to prove that there are a large number of people who enjoy widescreen programming on smaller sets, but do not use that as a basis for answering this poll. Please answer the following questions for each screen that you watch DVD's on as truthfully as possible, and do not be ashamed if you have a small set. It will skew the data if you do not answer because you are embarrased, or if you do not answer because you have a large set. In other words, if you are reading this poll, I'd really like you to answer it. I'd like to get to at least 500 results before I compile the data. 1000 would be better! Thanks guys! Also, please answer the questions before providing any commentary, to make it easier for me to read.

1. Is the screen 4x3, or 16x9?
2. What percentage of your DVD time is spent with this TV?
3. How many inches is the screen?
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11/1/03 at 6:01pm
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1. 4x3
2. 95%
3. 30"

S&S 123 (last: Vivre Sa Vie)
AFI 100 Movies 66 (last: A Streetcar Named Desire)
AFI 100 Laughs 59 (last: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town)
AFI 100 Thrills 68 (last: The Adventures of Robin Hood)
AFI 100 Passions 34 (last: A Streetcar Named Desire) AFI 50 Heroes 25 (last: Robin Hood, The Adventures of...

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#3
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11/1/03 at 9:54pm
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1. 4x3
2. 30%
3. 17" PC monitor (15.9" viewable)

1. 4x3
2. 50%
3. 27"
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#4
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11/1/03 at 11:09pm
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16X9
100%
42"

\"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you\'re uncool\"--Lester Bangs

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#5
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11/1/03 at 11:21pm
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1. 16x9
2. 100%
3. 105"

Top 10 Film Lists: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Film Lists: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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11/2/03 at 1:45am
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1. 4x3
2. 100%
3. 50"
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11/2/03 at 4:26am
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1.Main
1)16:9
2)50%
3)34”

2.Bedroom
1)16:9
2)10%
3)30”
¡Time is not my master!
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11/2/03 at 4:35am
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1. 4:3
2. 100%
3. 60"
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11/2/03 at 7:39am
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1. 16x9
2. 100%
3. 51"
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11/2/03 at 8:00am
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1. 16x9

2. 100%

3. 58"

"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder

"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.

"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I...

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11/2/03 at 11:17am
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Thanks guys! Keep them coming
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#12
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11/2/03 at 4:17pm
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1. 16x9
2. 100%
3. 32"

The flesh is weak, Johnny. Only the soul is immortal. And yours belongs to ME.

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#13
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11/2/03 at 4:27pm
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1. 16x9
2. 100%
3. 46"
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11/2/03 at 10:22pm
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1. 4x3
2. 100%
3. 32"
Film Lists: 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Pre-2006 | 2009
Collections:  Music
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11/3/03 at 8:31am
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4x3
100%
32"

Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you\'ve got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn\'t your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash.

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11/3/03 at 5:38pm
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1. 16X9
2. About 75%
3. 65 inches (Ha! I knew mine was bigger than yours, George )
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11/3/03 at 7:13pm
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16/9
95%
57"

4/3
5%
25"

Steve S.
I prefer not to push the subwoofers until they\'re properly run in.

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#18
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11/4/03 at 4:35pm
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16:9

95%

123 inches (front projector)
Quote:
3. 65 inches (Ha! I knew mine was bigger than yours, George )


HA! I knew mine was bigger than yours, Jan!

For ordinary men, it's a burning, fiery furnace.
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#19
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11/4/03 at 4:38pm
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1. 4x3
2. 100%
3. 32"
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#20
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11/4/03 at 5:04pm
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Ha! I knew mine was bigger than yours, Jan!



I was wondering how long it would be before I read that!

There's no doubt that Rob has the biggest, um...,screen on the block.

Can anyone spell compensation?

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#21
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11/4/03 at 6:10pm
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16X9
95%
50"
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#22
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11/4/03 at 8:48pm
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16:9
100%
42"

 "Cock your hat - angles are attitudes. "
- Frank Sinatra 

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11/4/03 at 9:45pm
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Quote:
Can anyone spell compensation?


Sure!

I spell it like this:

B-I-G A-S-S S-C-R-E-E-N ! ! !

For ordinary men, it's a burning, fiery furnace.
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#24
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11/4/03 at 11:27pm
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1. 4x3
2. 90%
3. 19"
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11/4/03 at 11:36pm
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1. 16x9
2. 100%
3. 36 inch

Scott
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#26
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11/5/03 at 9:27am
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1. 4:3
2. 20%
3. 27"
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11/11/03 at 12:53pm
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Thanks guys. Keep them coming. Now I just need to figure out a way to measure these stats in a useful way. If anyone has any ideas, PM me.
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#28
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11/11/03 at 5:18pm
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Old set:

1. 4x3
2. 100%
3. 55" diag
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#29
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11/11/03 at 5:19pm
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New set:

1. 16x9
2. 100%
3. 110" diag (96" wide)
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11/11/03 at 5:23pm
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