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What size television should I buy?

Digital Living Which size should I be buying with a viewing distance of approximately 2 metres? The distance you usually sit from the TV will determine what size screen you should buy. I'm looking to buy a new HD Ready LCD TV, but I'm confused.

14 March 2007, 14:08

Best camera for photographing jewellery?

Digital Living The first is the closest focusing distance of the lens. The Coolpix 5400, for example, has a closest focusing distance of 10mm. I am a jewellery designer/maker and I would like to photograph my jewellery.

27 July 2005, 10:15

What's the best LCD TV for under £1,000?

Digital Living My viewing distance is approximately 3m, so I'm not sure what screen size to choose -- 32-inch or 37-inch? Although flat-panel TVs allow you to put larger screens in smaller spaces than old-fashioned CRTs, 32 inches is the recommended size for a...

24 January 2007, 11:40

Calibrate your LCD television

Digital Living Minimum distance (feet) Unless you're sitting at the minimum viewing distance for your LCD television's size (see the chart), you shouldn't watch films in complete darkness because it can cause eyestrain.

9 May 2005, 15:14

Better digital photos

Digital Living An extension tube is a light-tight tunnel that extends the distance from your lens to the camera body, thereby increasing magnification -- the greater the distance, the more magnification. The easiest way to low-light shooting success is to get an...

3 August 2006, 15:09

How to build your own home theatre

Digital Living Eventually, as the lights go almost out (the optimal viewing environment), your eyes can no longer separate the picture on your screen from the wall behind it, but the two objects aren't the same distance away.

Tags: depth, paint, wall, benefits

27 June 2005, 11:18

Don't cut the technology cord

Digital Living It didn't have a speaker, an answering machine, an electronic phone book, a redial key or a choice of nineteen different handset 'melodies', but it instantly placed a long-distance call to my childhood.

25 March 2006, 8:00

Is a 46-inch TV too big for my living room?

Digital Living In my new house the screen is too small, as the viewing distance is somewhere around 5m. For such a viewing distance, is a) a 40-inch screen size okay and b) would 46 inches be too big, in your opinion?

15 November 2006, 16:02