I’ve realized that the display size, in inches, is sometimes in the name or model number of electronics that are sold not just in the US. Do people outside the US also talk about buying 55-inch TVs, 14-inch laptops, and 27-inch monitors? Does it naturally roll off the tongue or does it seem strange to anyone?

If it’s all inches, why didn’t measuring screens in centimeters take off?

  • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
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    16 days ago

    It’s usually marked in both inches and centimetres, but most people are more familiar with the inch-based size. I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s because the USA is/was so dominant in the computer and mobile phone industry. It’s the same with car tyres, for some reason their size is given in inches as well.