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From: vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Vidhyanath K. Rao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: NEC P2200 (was: Re: EPSON LQ-500 REVIEW)
Summary: Is the 360x360 real?
Message-ID: <582@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 8 Jun 88 20:48:10 GMT
References: <8806052121.AA27202@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <198@hor-res.UUCP> <9591@g.ms.uky.edu>
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In article <9591@g.ms.uky.edu>, david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- One of the vertebrae) writes:
> Geee Matt, the NEC P2200 I have has very similar features.  'cept
> the resolution is 360 by 360 instead of 360 by 180.
The dvi->dotmatrix driver of almost everybody for the Epson-like 24-pin
printers use 180x180 resolution. The pin diameter of these printers is 0.2mm,
for 127 pins in 1inch. [the 180 dpi gets the dots overlapping just enough].
So what is this 360x180 and 360x360 dpi? Is the printout really better than
laser printers at 300dpi? Or is it just overprinting that distorts the
grphics?