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Table 7 Technical specifications of prevalent computer screens and calculation of the minimum and maximum displayable aliased text size (logMAR) for a viewing distance of 40 cm

From: Introduction of a digital near-vision reading test for normal and low vision adults: development and validation

Screen specifications

logMAR at 40 cm

Resolution

Diagonal (inch)

pixels

size (cm)

pixel size (mm)

ppi

Min

Max

FHD

15.6

1920 × 1080

34.54 × 19.42

0.18

141.26

0.2

>  1.3

FHD

14

1920 × 1080

30.99 × 17.43

0.16

157.38

0.2

>  1.3

4 K

15.6

3840 × 2160

34.54 × 19.42

0.09

282.4

−0.1

>  1.3

4 K

14

3840 × 2160

30.99 × 17.43

0.081

314.7

< −0.1

>  1.3

4 K

13.3

3840 × 2160

29.44 × 16.56

0.08

331.3

< −0.1

>  1.3

2.5 K

10

2560 × 1440

22.14 × 12.45

0.09

293.78

−0.1

1.3

  1. FHD = full high definition; ppi = pixels per inch