Actual photos of displayed text and x-height in pixels | logMAR | Snellen | Character x-height (mm) | Minimum required screen pixels/inch (ppi) | ||
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Theoretical | Measured | Error % | ||||
63 pixels | 1.3 | 6/120 | 11.56 | 11.33 | 2.11 | 10.99 |
50 pixels | 1.2 | 6/95 | 9.18 | 9.99 | 2.19 | 13.83 |
40 pixels | 1.1 | 6/76 | 7.30 | 7.19 | 1.50 | 17.40 |
32 pixels | 1.0 | 6/60 | 5.80 | 5.75 | 0.79 | 21.90 |
25 pixels | 0.9 | 6/48 | 4.61 | 4.50 | 2.43 | 27.54 |
21 pixels | 0.8 | 6/38 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.19 | 34.66 |
0.7 | 6/30 | 2.91 | 2.70 | 7.21 | 43.64 | |
0.6 | 6/24 | 2.3 | 2.16 | 6.55 | 54.98 | |
0.5 | 6/20 | 1.84 | 1.80 | 1.96 | 69.13 | |
0.4 | 6/15 | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 86.98 | |
0.3 | 6/12 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 6.77 | 109.48 | |
0.2 | 6/10 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 2.19 | 138.37 | |
Too small character for useful display with the specific screen | 0.1 | 6/8 | 0.73 | N/A | N/A | 175.17 |
0.0 | 6/6 | 0.58 | N/A | N/A | 218.97 | |
-0.1 | 6/4.8 | 0.46 | N/A | N/A | 273.71 | |
-0.2 | 6/3.8 | 0.37 | N/A | N/A | 346.19 | |
-0.3 | 6/3 | 0.29 | N/A | N/A | 437.93 |