Screen DPI

by "Alastair" <me(at)alastair.force9.co.uk>

Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 1998 20:26:34 -0000
To:	<hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
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Every now and then a discussion pops up about whether the screen DPI is 72
or 96. Can someone please tell me what relevance this has to web graphics? I
mean, a pixel is a pixel is a pixel, and surely DPI on screen should really
be called PPI (pixels per inch), which varies depending on what resolution
and screen size you run.

I thought DPI was only applicable to scanning, printing, and the like. What
relevance does it have to graphics *on screen*, and more particularly *in a
web page*?

Alastair
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