Grab your Phillips, it's... The Latest from The Screwdriver List! Sorry it took me til' today to name the winner; I've been in St. Louis for a convention and just got back today. Mike has definitely won this week's Trivia, and he's now Trivia Guru! (Someday I'm going to get a gold cup to hand around...) Thanks are also due to Brian and Tim, who both gave equally excellent answers -- just a little later. Personally, I couldn't use a .28 monitor for anything but old DOS games -- and it's been a very long time since I've played DOOM. Thanks to all three of you! The Chief -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 11:26 AM To: Multiple recipients of The_Screwdriver_List Subject: From The Screwdriver List: Re: List Trivia Question -- Week of 1/14/01 Grab your Phillips, it's... The Latest from The Screwdriver List! Depends on Context, so I'll give you two answers... In terms of Both monitors, and Printers, the Dot Pitch refers to the number of Dots output by the device, or the distance between each dot. For monitors, a dot-pitch specification of 0.25/0.26 dp means that there is one tri-color dot of phosphor every 0.25/0.26 millimetres - ie, four dots every mm, or about 1016 dots per inch. This would be a good spec monitor, though lower ratings such as 0.28 dot pitch are acceptable, they are believed to cause severe eye strain, and can lead to visual problems with prolonged use. For Printers, the specification is different, the dot pitch is specified in DPI (Dots Per Inch), telling you exactly how many dots there are printed in every inch, rather than telling you the distance between the dots as for Monitors. DPI/Dot Pitch is important because it tells you the Resolution of a displayed Image - the higher the resolution (in this case, not to be confused by Horizontal and Vertical resolution on your Desktop, ie. 1024x768 - I am referring to resolution in the 'optics' meaning of the term!), the clearer, sharper, and more realistic the image. Dot Pitch also applies to Scanning devices, and Cameras, and is important here for the same reasons, the better the Dot Pitch or optical resolution, the better the image. Regards, Mike Insch - IT Engineer, CCA, DipHE SFS Creative Business Solutions Ltd - http://www.sfs-creative.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1224 624 014 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 218 318 "The Chief" <slmoderator@h To: Multiple recipients of The_Screwdriver_List ome.com> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: cc: screwdriverlis Subject: From The Screwdriver List: List Trivia Question -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Week of 1/14/01 15/01/01 17:10 Please respond to screwdriverlis t Grab your Phillips, it's... The Latest from The Screwdriver List! It's time once again for The Screwdriver List Trivia Question of the Week! As usual, there's no million dollars if you answer it right, but I think that each of these questions will help at least one member on The List. For this week, our question is: What is dot pitch, and why is it important? Know the answer? Then speak up! The first member that posts the right answers is The List Trivia Guru for the week. Good luck! The Chief ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's all for now from The Screwdriver List "Red Stripe to Pin 1" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's all for now from The Screwdriver List "Red Stripe to Pin 1" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's all for now from The Screwdriver List "Red Stripe to Pin 1" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
