Re: wherefore CGM?
David Perrell (davidp@earthlink.net)
Fri, 6 Dec 1996 19:41:05 -0800
Message-Id: <199612070344.TAA07274@armenia.it.earthlink.net>
From: "David Perrell" <davidp@earthlink.net>
To: "Ian Graham" <ianweb@smaug.java.utoronto.ca>, <www-html@w3.org>
Subject: Re: wherefore CGM?
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 19:41:05 -0800
Ian Graham wrote:
> A recent Scientific American article (an isssue from
> this past summer) described a new LCD display with
> > 200 dpi resolution, in full color, and readable in
> daylight (I believe it was a passive panel that
> used reflective light) The researchers projected 600
> dpi before long. A display with the resolution of
> printed paper -- now that's an exciting prospect!
Wow. 600ppi at 24 bits/pixel? That's much better than print. That's
enough to dither for true photo quality. Was there any speculation when
we'd get an 17" x 11" display? (Hmm... that's about a 14Gb display
buffer. Not much hope for smooth animation any time soon!)
David Perrell