176/176 viewing angle

[johnny37]

What does this mean on the spec of a tv? Most are 176deg/176deg or 178deg/178deg. 180deg is a straight line so this does not make sense to me.

ps Is there a degree sign on the computer keyboard?

[boxtops]

Does it mean that you can still see a decent picture if you are sitting at the side of the screen, not just right in front of it?

[CW1]

boxtops, think that's exactly what it means so 180º would mean opposite the screen rather than to one side.
This is a useful site for special characters
http://www.webmonkey....2/special_characters/
º f'rinstance is ALT + 0186 on the numeric keypad.

[johnny37]

But if you are sitting in front of the screen it would be 90deg. 176deg you would be sitting almost alongside it.

[cazzz1975]

Isnt the 176 the total angle, so if you stood at the side you would still see the picture up to 88 degrees from the centre either side

[ChuckFickens]

The viewing angle of a screen is in more than one plane... you can be 178degrees to the left or right, or 178degrees above or below the screen.

[boxtops]

For a degree sign type Alt + 248

can't help with your other question sorry :(

[ChuckFickens]

OH and a 176degree viewing angle would mean the screen has lost half it's brightness at half that angle.

So although 176degrees would be a stupid angle to actually try and watch a TV from a screen with a claimed 176degree viewing angle would look better at 40degrees from straight on than a screen with a 140degree viewing angle.

The figure isn't meant to say you can watch the screen from those angles, it's an indication of the point the brightness would be 0 which shows which screen has the least drop in brightness as the viewing angle increases.