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Originally Posted by Electronic M
First TUBES were round, but the first SETS were square by way of masking off all but the biggest rectangle that could be placed in the center of the circle. All round and pseudo round viewing area sets were more 'marketing gimmick'/'illusion of a bigger picture at the cost of loosing the corners of the picture' than any thing else.
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Actually round screen sets give more square inches of viewing area than the same diagonal measure rectangular set. I have both an 8 inch roundie and and 8 inch rectangular and the roundie has a noticeably larger picture.