I bought a computer and was told that the screen is17 inch. When I measured it diagnolly, horizontally and vertically it wasn't 17 inch. The sales man also could not explain it to my satisfaction. Can some one explain it to me please? What should be the measurment of viewable portion of the sreen when it is a 17 inch computer screen?
2006-09-24 18:43:04 · 5 answers · asked by Joe 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
it's measured diagonally, from top left to bottom right. it should be 17", it that's what it says on the box. look in the paperwork, companies that cheat usually call it viewable area,, and it is sometimes 16.5" or something like that. If it's 15" then someone repackaged a 15" mon into your 17" box.
2006-09-24 20:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Friend,
Hello!
Actually screen of any tv and monitor is measured diagonally , so it is actually less than the told by the company.
Yours
2006-09-25 02:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by ravinder b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. My LCD is 17" diagonal and the whole field is viewable.
2006-09-25 01:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatly it can be any size. The monitor itself must be 17" diagonally.
2006-09-25 01:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you measure it diagonally for the size of the screen...or click the link...
2006-09-25 01:48:47 · answer #5 · answered by dmbrojas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋