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Laptop Screen Sizes
Hi,
I always wondered why is the Laptop's size usually in decimals. For example, it is 14.2 inches or 20.10 inches etc. What's the basis of doing this? Any ideas?
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Davet50
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February 21st, 2009 05:00
Most likely due to the conversion of metric to decimal.
TheRealFireblad
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February 21st, 2009 14:00
Or possibly because those are the actual sizes, and other measurements have simply been rounded down :emotion-55:
For instance, a monitor described as 20", may be (i.e.) 20.10" in reality, but it's become the industry standard to round the figures down to the nearest whole number?