Monitor Inches

July 6th, 2008

This may be the smartest or the dumbest question. A few days, I got a few IBM - Lenovo systems with 19″ LCD screens. My dad, being an engineer, looks at them and say “there is no way those are 19 inches wide”. After a short debate, I got a ruler and measured it (including the frame) and they turned out to be a little more than 17 inches. Did the same thing with the 15″ screen and turned out to be a little more that 13″. I asked some friends and they could not answer; they were pretty confused as I was.  Tried to find an answer online, and still nothing.  So what’s that about? Are monitor inches less than real inches? Am I missing something here?



  1. Comment by MiYaFuSHi on July 6, 2008 9:56 am

    You should measure from 1 corner diagonally to the other corner.

    Try it :)

  2. Comment by Fonzy on July 6, 2008 10:06 am

    loool ur right!!! ok that was a dumb question :P THANKS!!

  3. Comment by DLC on July 6, 2008 10:48 am

    sorry fonzy.. but just couldnt stop laughing… peace..

  4. Comment by Yousef on July 6, 2008 5:44 pm

    fashaltna :P

  5. Comment by Intlxpatr on July 7, 2008 2:20 pm

    MiUaFuSHi is right - viewscreens are measured diagonally.

  6. Comment by Zed on July 10, 2008 9:05 am

    tv screens are measured diagonally, i can’t believe you didnt know that

  7. Comment by Allegra on July 20, 2008 12:51 pm

    Why in the world would they be measured diagonally?! I don’t tilt my head to watch.. strange

  8. Comment by Fonzy on July 20, 2008 1:54 pm

    cos width doesnt equal height on screens and i guess would be easier to say 19″ than to say x” by y” :) just a guess :P

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