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> In conclusion, it appears that most if not all current computer monitors
> have a density slightly above or below 100 pixels/inch. That's about tree
> times lower than the crappiest printer.
My laptop is about 150 dpi, can be a bit small to read on occasion, but I
like having the high resolution. Mobile phones can have 200+ dpi (some even
300 dpi).
> Now, admittedly, for colour images computer screens have the advantage of
> not requiring the halftoning that printers generally require. But for
> black text on a white background, printers win by a mile. (Even including
> the fact that computer screens can do antialias, which is generally a
> waste of time in printed text.)
Also the fact that you usually don't look at your monitor as closely as you
read a printed sheet. The fact that people use mobile phones much closer
has driven them to higher dpi displays. For computer monitors there is
little benefit to going above 100-150 dpi as you simply sit too far away to
notice any higher.
It's like those people that buy a 37" 1920x1080 full-HD TV and then sit 10
metres away from it and claim "I don't see any difference". IIRC your eye
can resolve down to about 1/60 of a degree, so you can do the maths...
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