Displays: Aspect Ratio, Resolution, Dimensions & Area
Resolution		Total	Dimensions (in)			Area	Aspect	Pitch	Difference
Horizontal	Vertical	Pixels	Diag.	Width	Height	(sq in)	Ratio	(mm)	H	V	A
1680	1050	1,764,000	20.0	17.0	10.6	179.8	1.6	0.26
1680	1280	2,150,400	20.0	15.9	12.1	192.8	1.3	0.24	-6.2%	14.3%	7.3%
1600	1280	2,048,000	20.3	15.9	12.7	201.0	1.3	0.25
1280	800	1,024,000	17.0	14.4	9.0	129.9	1.6	0.29
1280	1024	1,310,720	17.0	13.3	10.6	141.0	1.3	0.26	-7.9%	17.9%	8.5%
1280	800	1,024,000	15.4	13.1	8.2	106.6	1.6	0.26
1280	1024	1,310,720	15.4	12.0	9.6	115.7	1.3	0.24	-7.9%	17.9%	8.5%
1280	800	1,024,000	14.1	12.0	7.5	89.4	1.6	0.24
1024	768	786,432	14.1	11.3	8.5	95.4	1.3	0.28	-5.7%	13.2%	6.8%
This chart shows that given the same diagonal size, a "wide" display has smaller screen area. The gain in horizontal dimension is insignificant, compared to the loss in vertical dimension.
Created by Bravo Technology Center on August 16, 2006