Desktop LCD Display Comparison

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The screen size and resolution comparison tables compare common desktop TFT flat-panel monitors from different brands. The characteristics of today's LCD displays are listed side by side

Compared the screens are presented two lists, the first focusing on the pixel related aspects and the second area on the physical aspects. All displays are selected for stationary desktop use. Some of the values shown are calculated and can differ in reality


Desktop LCD Monitor Comparison (Table Pixel)

This table shows the screen resolution, pixel density (pixel pitch in pixels per inch, ppi), size of one square pixel aspect ratio of the screen, number of pixels (megapixels or MP), and pixel area gain compared to a 1024 by 768 pixel XGA resolution for various display sizes (measured by the viewable diagonal)



See the table below to compare the gain in physical size of the active or viewable screen area to the extra real estate in pixels (resolution gain in pixel). The aspect ratio also affects the gained area in cm 2.

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Desktop LCD Monitor Comparison (Area Table)

The following table shows the active diagonal screen width, screen height, aspect ratio, viewable screen area and physical area gain compared to a 15-inch 4:3 monitor for various display sizes.



TFT flat-panel displays with these characteristics and specifications are made by Acer, AOC, Apple, Asustek Computer, BenQ, Dell, Eizo, Fujitsu-Siemens, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM, iiyama, LaCie, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Maxdata, NEC-Mitsubishi, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Teac, Toshiba, ViewSonic, Westinghouse and other hardware manufacturers.

Today's flat-panel LCDs are available with glossy or matte antiglare screens.

Apple Macintosh Specifics

Screens with 1440 x 900 (17-inch wide-screen, used in the iMac), 1600 x 1024 (22-inch, no longer in production), 1680 x 1050 (20-inch wide-screen) and 2560 x 1600 (30 -inch wide-screen, Cinema HD Display) resolutions are at the moment only available for Mac systems.