How can I find my screen size?

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How can I find my screen size?

How do I know if I'm using a 20-inch or a 24-inch iMac? I forgot which one I bought. Does it say anywhere in the system profiler? I can't seem to find it.

 Macbook Pro  2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo  2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM , Mac OS X (10.5.4), QuickTime Pro

Posted on Mar 4, 2009 8:24 PM

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Bokat57

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Mar 4, 2009 8:51 PM in response to _Eric_

Hi
If you have a tape measure . Start measuring (as your looking at the screen) from the top left hand side to the lower right hand side. iMac screens are measured diagonally after you have taken this measurement you will know what size you have.

Hope This Helps - - Bob

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carl wolf

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Mar 5, 2009 12:41 AM in response to _Eric_

"How do I know if I'm using a 20-inch or a 24-inch iMac?"

God bless America.

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Mar 5, 2009 1:32 AM in response to _Eric_

I think we had a Forrest Gump spotting earlier.

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_Eric_ Author

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Mar 5, 2009 5:07 AM in response to Bokat57

Bokat57 wrote:
Hi
If you have a tape measure . Start measuring (as your looking at the screen) from the top left hand side to the lower right hand side. iMac screens are measured diagonally after you have taken this measurement you will know what size you have.

Hope This Helps - - Bob

The entire unit, or just the visible screen itself?
The entire screen casing (including the very bottom where the apple icon is) is 24 inches. The visible screen itself is 20 inches.

I didn't know what to measure when I asked this question.

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Mar 5, 2009 6:37 AM in response to _Eric_

Hi: Just the screen. You have a 20"

Stedman

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Bokat57

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Mar 5, 2009 8:19 AM in response to _Eric_

Hi Eric
You would measure just the visible screen ( the glass part ). From your second post it sounds like you got the 20" iMac.

Hope This Helps - - Bob

Message was edited by: Bokat57

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Answer 7

Mar 5, 2009 1:07 PM in response to _Eric_

Look at your receipt.

Or remember how much you paid and compare that price to the Apple online store.

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PieroF

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Mar 5, 2009 3:39 PM in response to _Eric_

You can also open the System Profiler and read the iMac monitor's resolution:
- 1680x1050 is a 20" monitor
- 1920x1200 is a 24" monitor

Piero

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PJB

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Mar 5, 2009 10:37 PM in response to _Eric_

Let's not be so mean to Eric! Maybe the computer was a gift 😉

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Mar 6, 2009 11:05 AM in response to PJB

I am sure he said he "bought it"!

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Mar 6, 2009 11:10 AM in response to PieroF

PieroF wrote:
You can also open the System Profiler and read the iMac monitor's resolution:
- 1680x1050 is a 20" monitor
- 1920x1200 is a 24" monitor

Piero

Exactly.

George

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_Eric_ Author

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Mar 7, 2009 4:28 AM in response to PieroF

PieroF wrote:
You can also open the System Profiler and read the iMac monitor's resolution:
- 1680x1050 is a 20" monitor
- 1920x1200 is a 24" monitor

Piero

Thank you for providing a real answer and not just saying "go measure it"

Some of you guys can be over-critical.

vince bennett even implied that I'm Forest Gump. What ever happened to "don't judge someone until you walked a mile in their shoes"?

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PieroF

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Mar 7, 2009 4:34 AM in response to _Eric_

You welcome.
Piero

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