Ruler in Pixels
2560 x 1440 (WQHD) ruler imageSee LCD monitors in products
Browser Window Sizes
This is old data for Netscape Navigator 4 (NN4) and Internet explorer 5 (IE5)
A maximized window on a VGA screen eliminates the border and
can display maximum of 610x295 pixels (770x415 w/ SVGA) with a
scroll bar on the right but not on the bottom. Height of the
display area can be increased to 385 by eliminating the:
NN4 IE5
Title & border 20 23
Menu bar 22 25
Navigation tool bar 43*\ 41*\ 65
location tool bar 23*} 89 24*/
personal tool bar 23*/
Margin & border 8 20
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139 133
Usable area 290 295
Status bar 20 21*
Border 5 5
Windows Task Bar 26 26
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TOTAL (for VGA) 480 480
* Can be eliminated
Max eliminating all * 379 381
The scroll bar is 15 pixels
If you select a large system font the maximum vertical space
is reduced because the menu area is larger.
A background needs to be 640 char. wide because it includes
the margins.
Display Resolution
See Video Resolution Page.
* Viewable area is typically less than the nominal size (measured diagionally).
Resolutions of 100 pixels/inch or higher are difficult to read on a CRT,
however the clarity of flat panel displays make them usable at higher resolutions.
See PC, Video & Multimedia at TDC
VGA - Video graphics array
SVGA - Super VGA
EVGA - Enhanced VGA - 1024x768.
XGA - Extended Graphics Array
SXGA - Super XGA
UXGA Ultra XGA
HDTV - High-Definition TV 1920 x 1080
QXGA -Quad XGA
QCIF - Quarter Common Interchange Format (H.263)
Monitor Size
e.g. Nominal Viewable Area
13" 12.6
15" 13.5-13.8"
17" 15.7"
15" and 17" monitors from the same manufacturer usually support thesame resolution (usually EVGA or 1280x1024 maximum); The 17" screen
is just more readable.
See monitor specs at Compaq, NEC .
Resolution depends on the capability of the monitor, video card and video driver.
You can change the resolution for a given card and monitor by selecting a
different driver.
Pixel Density (PPI - Pixels/inch) usually ranges between 72 and 100
depending on the monitor size and resolution selected.
With Windows 3.1 a pixel density of 95 PPI results in a life size document.
i.e. the size on the screen matches the printed size. 72 PPI produces a
real size document on a Macintosh.