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+-*- mode: outline; coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+* 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