I found this on a home theater site and thought I would pass it along to those considering using a large screen TV as there primary display. The prices have come down quite a bit and quality has gone up at the same time. So for those like myself I'm considering getting one for the simpit. Anyway here are the numbers in case you need to know.

Screen Dimensions for 16:9 Aspect Ratio Wide-Screen TV:

26" = 12.7 (H) x 22.7 (W)............288.3 (sq.in.)
27" = 13.2 (H) x 23.5 (W)............310.2 (sq.in.)
30" = 14.7 (H) x 26.1 (W)............383.7 (sq.in.)
32" = 15.7 (H) x 27.9 (W)............438.0 (sq.in.)
34" = 16.7 (H) x 29.6 (W)............494.3 (sq.in.)
37" = 18.1 (H) x 32.2 (W)............582.8 (sq.in.)
40" = 19.6 (H) x 34.9 (W)............684.0 (sq.in.)
42" = 20.6 (H) x 36.6 (W)............754.0 (sq.in.)
43" = 21.1 (H) x 37.5 (W)............791.2 (sq.in.)
44" = 21.6 (H) x 38.3 (W)............827.3 (sq.in.)
45" = 22.1 (H) x 39.2 (W)............866.3 (sq.in.)
46" = 22.6 (H) x 40.1 (W)............906.3 (sq.in.)
47" = 23.0 (H) x 41.0 (W)............943.0 (sq.in.)
50" = 24.5 (H) x 43.6 (W)..........1068.2 (sq.in.)
51" = 25.0 (H) x 44.5 (W)..........1112.5 (sq.in.)
52" = 25.5 (H) x 45.3 (W)..........1155.1 (sq.in.)
53" = 26.0 (H) x 46.2 (W)..........1201.2 (sq.in.)
55" = 27.0 (H) x 47.9 (W)..........1293.3 (sq.in.)
56" = 27.5 (H) x 48.8 (W)..........1342.0 (sq.in.)
57" = 27.9 (H) x 49.7 (W)..........1386.6 (sq.in.)
60" = 29.4 (H) x 52.3 (W)..........1537.6 (sq.in.)
61" = 29.9 (H) x 53.2 (W)..........1590.7 (sq.in.)
62" = 30.4 (H) x 54.0 (W)..........1641.6 (sq.in.)
65" = 31.9 (H) x 56.7 (W)..........1808.7 (sq.in.)
70" = 34.3 (H) x 61.0 (W)..........2092.3 (sq.in.)