How to get monitor size?

[Polaris]

Hi Experts:

Using C#, is there a way to get the display monitor's size in inches (for
example, I'd like to know if the monitor size is 15", 17" or whatever)?

Thanks in Advance
Polaris

[Paul E Collins]

Re: How to get monitor size?

"Polaris" <etpolaris@hotm ail.comwrote:

Using C#, is there a way to get the display monitor's size in inches
(for example, I'd like to know if the monitor size is 15", 17" or
whatever)?

SystemInformati on.PrimaryMonit orSize will give you the size in pixels
(screen dots).

If you really need it in inches, you can't do it in .NET, but I think
you could use a Win32 API call to GetDeviceCaps.

Eq.

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Re: How to get monitor size?

No guaranteed way to get inches, even what Paul has suggested, as it is not
a required component of the interface between the monitor and Windows. You
can, as Paul has stated, get resolution.

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"Polaris" <etpolaris@hotm ail.comwrote in message
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Hi Experts:
>
Using C#, is there a way to get the display monitor's size in inches (for
example, I'd like to know if the monitor size is 15", 17" or whatever)?
>
Thanks in Advance
Polaris

[Fred Mellender]

Re: How to get monitor size?

Once you have the monitor size in pixels
(SystemInformat ion.PrimaryMoni torSize),
you can get the dpi by creating a Graphics (g) and getting the Horizontal
and Vertical pitch via g.DpiX, g.DpiY. Then you should be able to get the
monitor size in inches via division of the PMS by the pitch.

I haven't tried this, but it seems reasonable to me.


"Polaris" <etpolaris@hotm ail.comwrote in message
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Hi Experts:
>
Using C#, is there a way to get the display monitor's size in inches (for
example, I'd like to know if the monitor size is 15", 17" or whatever)?
>
Thanks in Advance
Polaris

[Polaris]

Re: How to get monitor size?

Thanks. I tried that also, but the DpiX/DpiY didi not change when I change
the monitor resolution. Looks like they represent native resolutions only.

"Fred Mellender" <nospamPlease_f redm73@gmail.co mwrote in message
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Once you have the monitor size in pixels
(SystemInformat ion.PrimaryMoni torSize),
you can get the dpi by creating a Graphics (g) and getting the Horizontal
and Vertical pitch via g.DpiX, g.DpiY. Then you should be able to get the
monitor size in inches via division of the PMS by the pitch.
>
I haven't tried this, but it seems reasonable to me.
>
>
"Polaris" <etpolaris@hotm ail.comwrote in message
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>Hi Experts:
>>
>Using C#, is there a way to get the display monitor's size in inches (for
>example, I'd like to know if the monitor size is 15", 17" or whatever)?
>>
>Thanks in Advance
>Polaris

>
>

[Phil]

DPI vs PPI

DPI (dots per inch) isn't the same thing as PPI (pixels per inch). The only way to get the true PPI of the current display is to divide the current resolution (width/height) by the monitors width and height in inches. Outside GetDeviceCaps, I don't believe there is a straightforward way to get the phisycal dimensions of the display.

DPI refers to ink droplet density in a priner matrix.