Display size vs.

resolution and viewing distance

Diagonal
size Inches mm/inch Diagonal size mm Display height Display width
50 25.4 1270 622.63177433 1106.90093

Horisontal resolution 1280

Vertical resolution 720
Eye saturation at 1 arcminutes
Eye saturation at 0.0166666667 degreees
Distance to center of display: 2.7 meter
Pixler per mm at eye saturation: 0.7853981855 pixels/mm
Horisontal pixels needed to saturate eye 1409.3499992 pixels
Vertical pixels needed to saturate eye 792.75937453 pixels

Horisontal viewing angle 23.168234943 degrees

Vertical viewing angle 13.154566986 degrees
Horisontal pixels per degree 55.248058523 degrees
Horisontal detail saturation 92.080097539 %
Vertical pixels per degree 54.733842686 degrees
Vertical detail saturation 91.223071143 %
Distance to display center top(calculated) 2717.8884417 mm
Distance to display center left(calculated) 2756.139949 mm
Distance to display corners (calculated) 2773.6663462 mm
Horisontal viewing angle at eye detail saturation 10.666666667 degrees
Horisontal viewing distance at eye detail saturation 2.938 meter
Vertical viewing angle at eye detail saturation 6 degrees
Vertical viewing distance at eye detail saturation 2.962 meter
NOTE: This calculator takes into consideration the viewing distance in addition to resolution and display
size. Average viewing distance is 2.6-2.7 meter (ref. EBU Technical Review). Yellow fields is used for
input. White fields is calculated values

Some sources suggest that the eye is capable of detecting details/pixels down to 0.35 arcminute or
0.35/60 degree for foto printed on paper. For TV display emitting light most sources suggests that the eye
typically is saturated with detailes at pixelsize 1 arcminute , 1/60 degree.

Jens T. Sætre 15.02.2006 (last modified 16.02.2007)

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