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+* dpi
+
+dots per inch.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch
+
+* ppi
+
+pixels per inch, pixel density.
+
+ Inch Resolution ppi
+ 17" 1280x1024 96
+ 19" 1280x1024 86
+ 19" 1600x1200 105
+ 21" 1600x1200 95
+ 2" 240x320 196
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixels_per_inch
+
+* bpp
+
+bits per pixel, color depth.
+
+ * 1 bpp, 2 colors (monochrome)
+ * 2 bpp, 4 colors
+ * 3 bpp, 8 colors
+ * 8 bpp, 256 colors
+ * 16 bpp, 65,536 colors ("Highcolor" )
+ * 24 bpp, 16.8 million colors ("Truecolor")
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_depth
+
+* Display resolution.
+
+ Name Megapixels Width x Height
+ CGA 0.064 320×200
+ EGA 0.224 640×350
+ VGA 0.3 640×480
+ SVGA 0.5 800×600
+ XGA 0.8 1024×768
+ SXGA 1.3 1280×1024
+ UXGA 1.9 1600×1200
+ WUXGA 2.3 1920×1200