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What does the term "class" mean in the description of televisions at Best Buy?
I was looking to purchase ac LCD HD tv soon and started looking at Best Buy. I keep seeing television listings at Best Buy that include the word "class." For instance:
Sony – BRAVIA XBR 32" Class 1080p Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
What does it mean by class?
When it comes to a manufacturer’s labeling or description of their TVs and/or monitors you’ll notice that the term “class” always follows the approximate diagonal screen size of a display. This is the consumer electronics manufacturers’ way of saying that the specified diagonal screen size falls into an APPROXIMATE SIZE classification or “class.” Thus a display that measures 31.5 or 31 inches diagonally, for example, would be labeled a 32-inch class display. As occurred with direct-view CRT displays (particularly computer monitors,) the use of such terminology is often in response to consumer litigation.
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November 27th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Type, LCDs are a distinct type/class that needs to be compared w. other LCDs, start comparing w. plasma and CRT/types and unless money is no object you will find there is nothing to beat the old 28" CRTs since the price crash, if you can still get one. Infinite colours/variable resolution.
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November 27th, 2009 at 1:39 am
When it comes to a manufacturer’s labeling or description of their TVs and/or monitors you’ll notice that the term “class” always follows the approximate diagonal screen size of a display. This is the consumer electronics manufacturers’ way of saying that the specified diagonal screen size falls into an APPROXIMATE SIZE classification or “class.” Thus a display that measures 31.5 or 31 inches diagonally, for example, would be labeled a 32-inch class display. As occurred with direct-view CRT displays (particularly computer monitors,) the use of such terminology is often in response to consumer litigation.
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