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XGA on a 15" screen

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Resolution

1024×768

Diagonal

15"

Pixel density

85ppi

15"304.8 mm228.6 mm
Resolution1024 × 768
Resolution classXGA
Diagonal15"
Pixel density85 ppi
Aspect ratio4:3
Total pixels786,432 · 0.8 MP
Physical size304.8 × 228.6 mm
Screen area108 in²
Pixel pitch297.7 µm
Pixels vanish at102.3 cm
OrientationLandscape

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 XGA on a 15" screen screen resolution?

1024×768 pixels — 786,432 in total, about 0.8 megapixels, which puts it in the XGA class.

Q. What is the pixel density of the XGA on a 15" screen?

85 ppi. That is the diagonal in pixels of a 1024×768 grid divided by the 15" diagonal of the panel, and it makes each pixel about 297.7 micrometres across.

Q. How big is the XGA on a 15" screen screen in millimetres?

304.8 mm wide and 228.6 mm tall, worked out from the 15" diagonal and the 4:3 aspect ratio. The visible area is roughly 108 square inches.

Q. How far away do pixels stop being visible on the XGA on a 15" screen?

About 102.3 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 XGA on a 15" screen use?

4:3, with the long edge 1.33× 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.

DeviceResolutionDiagonalDensity
VGA on a 15" screen640×48015"53 ppi
SVGA on a 15" screen800×60015"67 ppi
HD+ on a 15.6" screen1600×90015.6"118 ppi
WUXGA on a 15.6" screen1920×120015.6"145 ppi
4K on a 15.6" screen3840×216015.6"282 ppi
WXGA on a 14" screen1366×76814"112 ppi
QHD+ on a 16" screen3200×200016"236 ppi
2.8K on a 14" screen2880×180014"243 ppi