Just how big is 19 inches...?

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:35 pm

Dtaai-maai, luckily this Topic has now gone from the Hot Topics on the first page.

Whoops.

Post by **Cowtown Comedy** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:28 pm

Vital Spark....not sure who you are, but thanks for the email, sms, phone message and the pony express for giving me the story about some confused chap trying to use a compass and protractor to measure his computer screen...jem of a story..

Super Joe · Post by **Super Joe** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:48 am

D-M, you could get an award for this thread ....... it could well be the longest ever to stay on topic.

Well done mate, you must be proud of yourself

SJ

Post by **johnnyk** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:20 am

Cowtown Comedy wrote:Vital Spark....not sure who you are, but thanks for the email, sms, phone message and the pony express for giving me the story about some confused chap trying to use a compass and protractor to measure his computer screen...jem of a story..

isn't a protractor used to measure the angle of the dangle?

Post by **Roel** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:14 am

AHHHH, now I get it!!

Congratulations dtaai-maai. One of the better trolls.
We should have known.
There is no such thing as a grown up man not knowing how to measure a computer screen. Good one!

Post by **Guess** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:44 am

Parahandy wrote:............. Vital Spark didn't just come through the house giggling stupidly and tell me to read it...............P.

I would think that "tears to the eyes" rather than "giggle" would be appropriate.

For the OP, if you are not doing some part time trolling. I agree with Roel on that one. What you have described is a 17" monitor. The same size used in larger laptops, notebooks and tablets.

Will the person who gets the mail about enlargements please forward it to johnnyk

Post by **Condoking** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:21 pm

The way to work out the diagonal, assuming you know the width & height of the screen, is based on pythagorus and easily explained:

There was this Indian chief, and he had three wives. They slept in the same tent. One on a bear skin, one on a buffalo skin and one on a hippopotamus skin.

After a time the three had children. The one that slept on the bear skin had a baby boy, the one on the buffalo skin had a baby girl, and the one on the hippopotamus skin had a baby boy and a baby girl, proving that the squaw on the hippopotamus is equal to the sum of the squaws on the other two hides!!!

Post by **Big Boy** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:13 pm

Just saw this slipping off the bottom of the page

(whey hey - my PC at work has started working after several weeks of not being able to access HHAD - much better than work

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Post by **STEVE G** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:23 pm

Big Boy wrote:
(whey hey - my PC at work has started working after several weeks of not being able to access HHAD - much better than work :D )

Bloody hell BB, how did you survive?

Post by **Guess** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:56 pm

This thread has all the hallmarks of being a record breaker. The most unlikely threads have gone on for months.

Can it beat bowel movements and beans on toast.

Perhaps admin have some stats.

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:09 pm

I love beans on toast almost as much as I love bowel movements - couldn't we all agree a regular time and place to meet there...? Please?

If the frisbee throwers, dog walkers and book readers find a neatly folded pile of clothes on HH beach, it's only me. I'll have swum to Pattaya to start a new life working for Sunshine desserts.

Post by **buksida** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:36 pm

Not wanting to contribute to this but since the original question has been answered it may well get moved to Foo.

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:44 pm

Personally, I'd rather you moved it to Pluto.

Post by **lindosfan1** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:59 pm

Buksida beg to differ this has not been solved.
The size of the screen is 15in by 12in.
Using Pythagoras theorem 15 x 15 = 225, 12 x12 equals 144
225 + 144 = 369 the square root of 369 is 19.20 inches.
Therefore it is not a 19 inch screen which he was told.
If the diagonal measures 19 inches and the width is 15 and the height is 12 inches. Then it is misshapen and needs to be returned.
Are the corners all right angles IE 90 degrees that would also prove this is mishapen.
Dtaai-Maai
Does this help with your original question.

Post by **buksida** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:28 pm

Depends if he wanted a widescreen or not which would indeed be 19 inches diagonally but what you lose in height you'd gain in width!

Also need to take into account the "plastic frame allowance" which differs from manufacturer to manufacturer - this may go some lengths to explain your additional 0.2 inches.

Doh... its got me!