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From: sdawalt@cs.wright.edu (Shane Dawalt)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Display resolution (was Re: Sun's Competitive Strategy)
Message-ID: <1991Jan6.183517.20275@cs.wright.edu>
Date: 6 Jan 91 18:35:17 GMT
References: <2788@cirrusl.UUCP>
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Organization: Wright State University
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From article <2788@cirrusl.UUCP>, by dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi):
> Let's just clarify a few things here.  The crispness and detail visible
> on a display (which is what the eye cares about) depends on three
> things:  (a) the sharpness of the electron beam, (b) the number
> of scan lines, and (c) the screen.
> 
  <lotsa interesting stuff deleted>
> 
> Ideally you need to specify
> video bandwidth, number of pixels in both directions, and dot pitch.

  I understood everything except "dot pitch".  I have never been able to figure
out what exactly "dot pitch" means.  All I know is that .28 is suppose to be
good!?!?!  Care to elaborate?  If this has been addressed before then I'm
sorry.  Obviously, I haven't seen it.

  Shane();


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| Shane A. Dawalt    (sdawalt@cs.wright.edu)                               |
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| Shane A. Dawalt    (sdawalt@cs.wright.edu)                               |