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The wider the aspect ratio, the smaller the area with the same diagonal measurement. A 14" 4:3 monitor (like the old CRTs) is about 94"^2, but a 14" 16:9 monito
by mrob 8y ago
The wider the aspect ratio, the smaller the area with the same diagonal measurement. A 14" 4:3 monitor (like the old CRTs) is about 94"^2, but a 14" 16:9 monitor is only about 84"^2.
- pdpi 8y agoSure, but a 15" 16:9 display is a bit over 96 sq.in. The original didn't say that a 14" CRT has the same area as a 14" laptop — just that it was "smaller than many laptops these days".