11.6in vs 24in

[GothKazu]

will be upgrading from laptop to full desktop rig soon, and was just wondering how much bigger a 24in display is compared to my current 11.6in

[kb5zue]

1 minute ago, GothKazu said:

will be upgrading from laptop to full desktop rig soon, and was just wondering how much bigger a 24in display is compared to my current 11.6in

LOTS!!

 

[Guest]

Resisting the urge to answer sarcastically, it's a fairly large jump.

[Enderman]

About 4x as big if you do the math.

[GothKazu]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

About 4x as big if you do the math.

O_O FOUR TIMES? i thought it would be like double (11.6 +11.6= 23.2) but wow thats really big. is there an image somewhere or something that i can look at like side by side or something?

[ARikozuM]

At least 10x larger when divided by 5. 

[GothKazu]

7 minutes ago, Legendarypoet said:

Resisting the urge to answer sarcastically, it's a fairly large jump.

 

8 minutes ago, kb5zue said:

LOTS!!

 

 i know it sounds like a dumb question but ive never owned a 24in display and i dont go to tech stores very often so i never think about screen sizes much. youtubers just say "24in is the perfect 1080p size" and im like ok!

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, GothKazu said:

O_O FOUR TIMES? i thought it would be like double (11.6 +11.6= 23.2) but wow thats really big. is there an image somewhere or something that i can look at like side by side or something?

Screen sizes are measured by diagonal.

2x diagonal = 4x the area, assuming the screens are the same aspect ratio.

[GothKazu]

so how do i imagine the size of a 24in before i buy one? like sitting here at home

[LyondellBasell]

5 minutes ago, GothKazu said:

so how do i imagine the size of a 24in before i buy one? like sitting here at home

Tape 4 sheets of A4 together to make a big piece of paper. Then draw a rectangle that's 288mm x 510mm. That is the screen size.

[GothKazu]

1 minute ago, LyondellBasell said:

Tape 4 sheets of A4 together to make a big piece of paper. Then draw a rectangle that's 288mm x 510mm. That is the screen size.

thats is really specific and how do ik what 288mm by 510mm is?

[LyondellBasell]

Take any regular sheets of paper and tape them together to make a bigger piece of paper.

Then take a ruler. Draw one line that is 288mm or 11.33inches long. That is the height of a 24" screen.

Draw a second line perpendicular to the first, 510mm or 20.08inches long. That is the width of a 24" screen.

 

Use a ruler or a measuring tape, like a person would.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Glenwing
Caps lock removed

[Glenwing]

19 minutes ago, GothKazu said:

O_O FOUR TIMES? i thought it would be like double (11.6 +11.6= 23.2) but wow thats really big. is there an image somewhere or something that i can look at like side by side or something?

http://displaywars.com/11,6-inch-16x10-vs-24-inch-16x9

[Zando_]

18 minutes ago, GothKazu said:

 

 i know it sounds like a dumb question but ive never owned a 24in display and i dont go to tech stores very often so i never think about screen sizes much. youtubers just say "24in is the perfect 1080p size" and im like ok!

IMO 21.5” is the sweet spot for 1080p. My work iMac and PC both have that sized screen, and it’s awesome. 27” is too big (I have one of those as a secondary, it’s decent, but a 21.5-2”  is much better. And 24” can be a bit less than crisp, though it also depends on the display quality and all. 

[GothKazu]

10 minutes ago, Glenwing said:

http://displaywars.com/11,6-inch-16x10-vs-24-inch-16x9

holy shit... thats huge