Standard azimuth angle for displays?

[Paullie]

Is there a standard viewing angle for flat panel displays to get the best
definition and color?

I mean the up-down azimuth angle.

My wife insists on having the screen vertical but I like to have it facing
me squarely.

 

[John McGaw]

Is there a standard viewing angle for flat panel displays to get the best
definition and color?

I mean the up-down azimuth angle.

My wife insists on having the screen vertical but I like to have it facing
me squarely.

Standard? Not that I've heard of. With older LCDs the viewing angle was
rather narrow and straight-on was clearly the best way to go. Most modern
LCDs can manage a decent display over at least 20 (or so) degrees. One
argument for straight-on has nothing to do with the definition and color --
at an angle the display appears smaller (subtends a smaller angle) so you
can't get all that you are paying for. OK, so that isn't a strong argument
but it is true.

Bigger question though, why can't each of you simply tilt the screen to
his/her own preferences unless you are both trying to look at it
simultaneously? (when that happens next you can reopen the dispute)

 

[GMAN]

Is there a standard viewing angle for flat panel displays to get the best
definition and color?

I mean the up-down azimuth angle.

My wife insists on having the screen vertical but I like to have it facing
me squarely.

Easier to get an adjustable chair than to move the monitor and piss off the
wifey!!!!

 

[Sjouke Burry]

Is there a standard viewing angle for flat panel displays to get the best
definition and color?

I mean the up-down azimuth angle.

My wife insists on having the screen vertical but I like to have it facing
me squarely.

Your wife is always right.

How long does it take you to learn that?????

 

[VanguardLH]

Is there a standard viewing angle for flat panel displays to get the best
definition and color?

I mean the up-down azimuth angle.

My wife insists on having the screen vertical but I like to have it facing
me squarely.

See replies to your nearly identical post submitted all of 4 minutes
later (except there you ask about inclination angle and here you ask
about azimuth). Will there be another post that asks about angle of
incidence?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_of_incidence

 

[Adrian C]

Is there a standard viewing angle for flat panel displays to get the best
definition and color?

I mean the up-down azimuth angle.

My wife insists on having the screen vertical but I like to have it facing
me squarely.

Ah, it's the bedroom.

* She wants the TV standing on the dressing table.
* You want the TV mounted on the ceiling...


Where does the beer fridge fit in all of this?