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Originally Posted by compucat
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.
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For comparison... 2 10" round tube GE sets from the late 40s, one with a 4x3 rectangle mask shape, the other with a "double D" treatment... I think most would prefer the larger image size afforded by the later, even though some information in the corners is lost.
Sandy...I miss Eckhard as well, Indeed he was a very "Good Troop".
jr