In Dell's advertisements, running in the Globe & Mail, we see such as:
"15" E551 Monitor (13.8" v.i.s.)"
"17" E771 Monitor (16.0" v.i.s.)"
1) What does "v.i.s." mean?
2) Why are there (apparently) two dimensions given for the same screen?
3) Why not make a CLEAN break from this (apparent) chicanery and provide
honest measurements for the active screen: [eg. 35 cm]?
By going to SI units, it could be emphasized that this is an unambiguous,
honest value with no need for footnotes or other explanatory material.
For those who are always on the lookout for an 'edge', measurements in
centimetres have larger numbers associated with them than [either of] the
old-style measurements.
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