“Why are TVs measured "diagonally"? Very confusing when trying to size in an entertainment center.”
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Television screens are measured diagonally because this is the way screens were originally measured. Early TVs had circular picture tubes that projected images onto the screen. The surface area of the screen could not be larger than the surface area of the tube, so measuring the tube gave the best measurement of the screen.
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