05-08-2009, 10:08 AM | #1 |
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Envisaging the size of the Kindle DX display
I'm trying to envisage the size of the Kindle DX display:
It's 9.7" diagonally (246.38 mm) and given that it's probably sized in the same ratio as A series ISO 216 paper (think A4 paper), that would make it 7.92" x 5.6" (201.17 mm x 142.25 mm), which is a little smaller than the size of A5 paper - basically a sheet of A4 (or Letter sized) paper cut in half across it's length. Not as large as I thought at first! Last edited by AprilHare; 05-08-2009 at 10:10 AM. |
05-08-2009, 10:50 AM | #2 |
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It is now in the E-book Reader Matrix, and the screen is almost exactly the same size as the entire Kindle 2. As you suggest, the ~10" screens are essentially half a letter/A4 page - although the 9.7" screen is the smallest of this class (compare to the DR1000S in the adjacent column).
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05-08-2009, 02:04 PM | #3 |
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I feel the two pics from the news item a while back helped me judge the size best.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46301 |
05-08-2009, 02:26 PM | #4 | |
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20.28cm x 13.93cm (diagonal 24.6cm). |
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05-08-2009, 02:45 PM | #5 |
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Someone needs to make a paper mock-up!
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05-08-2009, 11:38 PM | #6 | |
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I used the ratio of 1200:824 - which is 1:1.46, similar to A series 1:sqrt(2) - and got back 139.47 mm x 203.11 mm (5.49" x 8" for the non-SI among us - it's interesting; it was 8" exactly..) - diagonal 9.7" (246.38 mm) |
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