Felix Miata wrote: > On 2009/08/10 11:00 (GMT-0500) Lalena composed: > >> Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? > > Resolution rarely ever was 72. Mac OS prior to X assumed 72, just like > Windows assumed and still assumes 96. > >> Or do some of these >> newfangled monitors have a higher resolution? > > Actual resolution is whatever it happens to be, a function of the display's > size and the advertised resolution. You can multiply them to find what it is, > or look it up in a chart like this one: > http://fm.no-ip.com/auth/displays.xhtml > > Common ones recently and currently found on store shelves: > > 4:3: > 15" (1024x768) = 85.3 DPI > 16" (1400x1050 laptop) = 109.4 DPI > 17" (1280x1024) = 96.4 DPI > 19" (1280x1024) = 86.3 DPI > 20" (1600x1200) = 100.0 DPI > > widescreen: > 13.3" (1280x800 laptop) = 113.5 DPI > 15.4" (1280x800 laptop) = 98.0 DPI > 16" (1680x1050 laptop) = 123.8 DPI > 17" (1920x1200 laptop) = 133.2 DPI > 19" (1440x900) = 89.4 DPI > 20" (1920x1080 TV) = 110.2 DPI > 21" (1680x1050) = 94.3 DPI > 23" (1920x1200) = 98.4 DPI > 24" (1920x1080 TV) = 91.8 DPI
Also keep in mind that high-quality CRTs can frequently display much higher resolutions than the above list includes, such as 2048x1536, independently of physical size. I once had an old 15" IBM monitor that could do 1600x1200 resolution ... -- David gn...@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
