You can see them with a hand magnifier. Actual dots! Dots, red, green and blue unless you have a Trinitron in which case it is little vertical bars Dots..... Dots.... Dots.... Dots.... :> -----Original Message----- :> From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner- :> photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Veli Izzet Cigirgan :> Sent: 07 March 2005 23:20 :> To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students :> Subject: RE: Just curious -- monitor resolution :> :> Hi all, :> :> I really wonder where this 72 dpi myth comes from. In addition to :> monitors :> having different resolutions and fixed physical sizes, as there are no :> "ink :> dots" on a monitor, the term "dpi", by itself is a misnomer. :> :> It must be an ancient belief rooted deep in some old pre-press :> technology, :> and as all ancient beliefs it is quoted as a fact, and accepted by a very :> big population. :> :> Maybe somebody knows better. :> :> Veli Izzet Cigirgan :> :> > -----Original Message----- :> > From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :> > [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of :> > David Dyer-Bennet :> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:46 PM :> > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students :> > Subject: Re: Just curious -- monitor resolution :> > :> > PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx writes: :> > :> > > I thought all monitors were 72dpi except Apples/Macs which :> > are 96 dpi? :> > :> > Actually, 72dpi is the classic MAC resolution. :> > :> > Given that you can choose any of a range of resolutions to :> > run on a monitor that remains at a fixed physical size, it :> > should be clear to everyone that monitor DPI is rather variable! :> > :> > Mine are usually around 100 somewhere. :> > -- :> > David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> :> > RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> :> > Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> :> > <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> :> > Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> :> > :> > :> > -- :> > No virus found in this incoming message. :> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. :> > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.2 - Release Date: 04.03.2005 :> > :> > :>
