Wikidata:Property proposal/screen size

‎screen size

edit

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Computing

   Not done
DescriptionSize of a display screen as measured along the diagonal
Representsdisplay size (Q861066)
Data typeQuantity
Template parameterPart of "Display" in en:template::Infobox information appliance
Domaintablet computer (Q155972), computer monitor (Q5290), laptop (Q3962), smartphone (Q22645), television set (Q8075), electronic visual display (Q6021804), projection screen (Q1152429), digital camera display screen (Q115972989)
Allowed valuesShould be a positive number
Allowed unitsinch (Q218593), centimetre (Q174728)
Example 1Asus Chromebook C201 (Q21065099)screen size11.6
Example 2HP Pavilion v72 (Q66759352)has partcathode ray tube screen (Q1736293)screen size17.0
Example 3Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 Wi-Fi (Q126211655)has partliquid-crystal display (Q83341)screen size8.0
Planned useFor listing the screen size of various consumer electronics
Expected completenesseventually complete (Q21873974)
See alsoaspect ratio (W:H) (P2061), length (P2043), width (P2049)

Motivation

edit

This is useful for representing screen displays, as there are multiple properties for them. However, the canonical way to represent these displays is via an aspect-ratio and a diagonal length. When people compare the size of displays, this is what they usually compare. This is also how manufacturers advertise and list their parts so makes adding this information easier. If the physical length & width are desired, they should be derived properties. I'm proposing that the convention we can use for displays is length (P2043) in pixels, width (P2049) in pixels, aspect ratio (W:H) (P2061), and then this new property in physical units. I just found Wikidata:Property_proposal/display_size unfortunately after writing this up, but given that's 7yo, and it doesn't mention the pixels vs physical dimensions point, thought it'd be worth resurfacing. See also Wikidata:Property_proposal/resolution for some additional context in this area. --BasilicumTree (talk) 14:29, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

edit