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why do 72 ppi images look good on a display but bad in a print?

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Feb 21, 2010 03:17 |  #61

I think this nice article should close this thread:

http://www.webdesigner​depot.com/2010/02/the-myth-of-dpi/ (external link)




  
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Mar 25, 2010 10:13 |  #62

Informative stuff.




  
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Mar 25, 2010 11:28 |  #63

mcluckie wrote in post #9537265 (external link)
[B]What a bunch of lame answers.

Monitors display 72-75 pixels per inch. A pixel is the smallest "picture element", hence, the term.

My Dell netbook's screen is 130ppi.

My monitor at home is 90ppi.

My monitor at work is currently set at 75dpi.

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