> From: "pdimage.fsnet.co.uk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Are these numbers normal? I never had anything like >> this with my previous Mac, built in the same year as >> this one, and using the same monitors. > > AFAIK the screen res is set by the dot pitch of the monitor and > varies quite alot over the huge range of models. On trinitrons (and > shadow masks) the dot pitch is the measure across the rgb stripe or the > width of a pixel in mm's and does not always relate precisely to an inch > - thus the decimal place 'leftovers'. > My Formac has a dot pitch of .27mm giving a max screen res of - > where's the calculator? - 94.074 ppi. > > Pete > Pete, Thanks for the explanation. I knew that smaller dot pitch was better, but your mathematical conversion makes it clearer to me. Joe
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