[opendtv] Re: The Math on Screen sizes

  • From: "John A. Limpert" <jlimpert@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 05:38:13 -0400

on 6/4/04 22:02, John Willkie at johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 1920 pixels across, using 0.7 mm dot pitch, requires a screen 158 inches
> across, with a 4:3 set having a diagonal measure of 198 inches, or a 16:9
> screen of 182 inches.  How many 15 FOOT screens have you seen?  How many
> sets do you know of with a dot pitch of less than 0.7 mm?

1920 pixels at 0.7 mm dot pitch is 134.4 cm. 168 cm diagonally for 4:3 or
154.2 cm diagonally for 16:9.

The 19" Samsung Dynaflat 957DF (4:3)
(http://www.i-tech.com.au/products/item399.asp)
 does 1920x1440 pixels.

See http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question401.htm.


 
 
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