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Old 11-15-2013, 02:32 PM   #321
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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze View Post
Of course, the next paragraph in that same article highlights the dissonant (and likely impossible) physics you're chortling at:

As you’ll discover, those 178- or 180-degree specs TV manufacturers love to claim can often be downright laughable. Seated one or two degrees beyond the plane of your screen, you might be able to tell that the television is ON, sure, but good luck making out what’s happening on-screen.
That's exactly want I was trying to point out. 180 is physically impossible and even 178 is impractical. Thanks for finding those articles. It's definitely an issue with cheaper tablets where they use inferior screens which have to be viewed almost straight on to be usable. Buyer beware.
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