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Default 12.1 inch = 13 inches for LCD display?

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On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 12:33:02 -0000, "N_Cook" wrote:

12.1 inch diagonal, from corner to corner of the overlying mask, but
that would be called 13 inches wouldn't it. No way it would be called
a 12 inch model ?

For a while, they were all being honest about LCD sizes. Lately, the
word "class" has been used - as in "22 inch class TV" - so they are
back to their old games.


now we also have to deal with extrawide screens.
not only 16:9 "hi-def",but greater ratios.

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