V.i.s. means voter information services. However, vis (without the periods) simply means visible.
The larger number is the full diagonal measurement of the CRT. The smaller is the visible diagonal, as measured when the CRT is in its housing. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Duncan Bath > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 07:44 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19526] Monitor sizes > > > 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. > > DT Bath, 861 Kensington Dr., Peterborough ON K9J 6J8 > (705)743-4297 > >
