“I know that this says it is 50 inches but what is the size for the viewing (picture). I just bought the 40 inch TV and it only has 30 inches 30 viewing (picture) and am very disappointed with it.”
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Everyone appears to not understand the question as their answers don't address his issue. That is, "why is the viewable picture smaller than the actual screen size?" That seems to me what he is asking. What is the largest picture obtained with a 50" diagonal TV? We know how they are measured (diagonally). He wants to know why his viewable picture only has a diagonal of 30", and not the full 50" of his TV screen. I would like to know the answer to that question also.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.All TV Screen sizes are measured DIAGONALLY not horizontally across. This is a marketing strategy that makes a TV to be appear larger than the actual horizontal viewing size. Measured on the horizontal the viewing area is 43"
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Are you measuring from corner to corner from one side to the other (diagonally)? This screen is 49.5 so yes it's a 50 inch.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.TV screen sizes are always measured diagonally across the screen. This one is 49.5" diagonally as stated in the description.
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