Air's screen vs. my current laptop

[iLive]

I want to get a MacBook Air, but people seem to be criticizing its screen. So, I thought that if I compare it to my current laptop's screen, I might get an idea of how good it is.

I own an Acer Aspire 8930g with an 18.4-inch High-Definition CineCrystal widescreen display with a dimension of 1920 x 1080. How well is this compared to MacBook Air's screen? (E.g how do you calculate pixels per inch?)

Thanks in regards.

 

[Mrbobb]

(E.g how do you calculate pixels per inch?)

Er... say screen is 1920 pixels across and the displayable area is 10 inch wide = 1920/10 = 192 pixels per inch. Is not rocket science.

 

[filmbuff]

Go look at a Macbook Air. See which looks better to you. Resolution isn't everything.

 

[gibbz]

As an approximation, your screen is 16" x 9". Dividing 1920px and 1080px by those, respectively, yields 120ppi.

I'm not sure which MBA you are referencing. The 11.6" version sports a display that is 1366px x 768px or ~135ppi. The 13.3" has a 1440px x 900px display, or ~128ppi.

 

[Agent-P]

Take into account more than just pixel density. Also pay attention to how the colours themselves look.

 

[r6mile]

Somewhat unrelated, but how does 18.4% qualify as a "laptop"?

 

[iLive]

Er... say screen is 1920 pixels across and the displayable area is 10 inch wide = 1920/10 = 192 pixels per inch. Is not rocket science.

There's obviously more to it than that.

Go look at a Macbook Air. See which looks better to you. Resolution isn't everything.

When did I say resolution was everything? I simply asked because I can't just go and look at a MacBook Air,

As an approximation, your screen is 16" x 9". Dividing 1920px and 1080px by those, respectively, yields 120ppi.

I'm not sure which MBA you are referencing. The 11.6" version sports a display that is 1366px x 768px or ~135ppi. The 13.3" has a 1440px x 900px display, or ~128ppi.

Thanks <'3

 

[tann]

Good site I use to quickly work out DPI on screens.

http://members.ping.de/~sven/dpi.html

It is 120 for your 18.4" laptop and 127 on the 13" MBA, 135 on the 11".

 

[mac82]

Er... say screen is 1920 pixels across and the displayable area is 10 inch wide = 1920/10 = 192 pixels per inch. Is not rocket science.

Actually, it is a bit more involved than that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density#Calculation_of_monitor_PPI

Nice try though

 

[MeatRocket]

Somewhat unrelated, but how does 18.4% qualify as a "laptop"?

No joke! I had to go look up that model just to make sure he wasn't trolling! Turns out it's real. Here are the specs:

17.4 x 11.8 x 1.58/1.74 inches
9.04 lbs. (with primary battery)

He'll save a lot of money on a MacBook Air - he won't have to spend nearly as much $$ at the chirpractor's office.