How To Measure A Laptop Computer Screen. Microsoft windows comes with some basic monitor tools that help you monitor and measure a computer's performance. The easiest and surest way is to measure the distance manually.
Measuring the height of your laptop. Some laptops have a slope, so the thickest part needs to be measured. Page ruler redux is an extension for chrome that allows you to use a ruler to measure the width, height and position of any area or element on the page.
Place the measuring tape along the top and bottom of your laptop lid (running parallel to the shortest sides).
Usually, you need to use a tape to physically measure the screen. You need to measure the laptop and its screen size separately. The simplest way is to use a tape measure or a ruler and take the measurement from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of your laptop screen. Crts and lcd's are different.