42-inch 4K OLED monitor
Monitors · 4K UHD
Resolution
3840×2160
Diagonal
41.5"
Pixel density
106ppi
| Resolution | 3840 × 2160 |
|---|---|
| Resolution class | 4K UHD |
| Diagonal | 41.5" |
| Pixel density | 106 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Total pixels | 8,294,400 · 8.3 MP |
| Physical size | 918.7 × 516.8 mm |
| Screen area | 735.9 in² |
| Pixel pitch | 239.3 µm |
| Pixels vanish at | 82.3 cm |
| Orientation | Landscape |
How to read this
- Pixel density (ppi) is how many pixels fit in one inch. Resolution alone cannot tell you — you have to divide by the diagonal.
- The same 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV. That is more than double, but a TV is watched from far away, so it does not matter.
- The distance at which pixels vanish comes from one arcminute, the limit of human sight. Once a pixel looks smaller than that, no eye can find the grid.
- Aspect ratio is width and height reduced to the simplest whole numbers. Modern phones are 19.5:9 or 20:9, so 16:9 video leaves black bars on the sides.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is the 42-inch 4K OLED monitor screen resolution?
3840×2160 pixels — 8,294,400 in total, about 8.3 megapixels, which puts it in the 4K UHD class.
Q. What is the pixel density of the 42-inch 4K OLED monitor?
106 ppi. That is the diagonal in pixels of a 3840×2160 grid divided by the 41.5" diagonal of the panel, and it makes each pixel about 239.3 micrometres across.
Q. How big is the 42-inch 4K OLED monitor screen in millimetres?
918.7 mm wide and 516.8 mm tall, worked out from the 41.5" diagonal and the 16:9 aspect ratio. The visible area is roughly 735.9 square inches.
Q. How far away do pixels stop being visible on the 42-inch 4K OLED monitor?
About 82.3 cm. That is where a pixel subtends less than one arcminute, the limit of human sight — closer than that and the grid starts to show.
Q. What aspect ratio does the 42-inch 4K OLED monitor use?
16:9, with the long edge 1.78× the short one. It is wider than it is tall, which suits video and side-by-side documents.
Screens of a similar size
The same diagonal at a different resolution means a different density. 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV.
| Device | Resolution | Diagonal | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34" ultrawide QHD | 3440×1440 | 34" | 110 ppi |
| 49" super ultrawide | 5120×1440 | 49" | 109 ppi |
| 32" QHD monitor | 2560×1440 | 32" | 92 ppi |
| 32" 4K monitor | 3840×2160 | 32" | 138 ppi |
| Apple Pro Display XDR | 6016×3384 | 32" | 216 ppi |
| 32" 8K monitor | 7680×4320 | 32" | 275 ppi |
| 27" Full HD monitor | 1920×1080 | 27" | 82 ppi |
| 27" QHD monitor | 2560×1440 | 27" | 109 ppi |