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Originally Posted by NullNix
Not really, not by paper standards. Even low-quality paper is equivalent to about 1200dpi: on high-quality glossy, you might need to exceed 8000dpi before you stop being able to see changes in font shape because of the paper absorbing the ink.
Reality is *high-res*.
(In particular, the Computer Modern fonts still look bad on Kindles, with ascenders and descenders vanishing, because they are far too low-res. They were designed for 1200dpi phototypesetters.)
We could probably do with a doubling or quadrupling of resolution in each direction, easily -- but of course that increases power draw, screen cost, etc etc etc.
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Good point. In print I don't have a problem with serif fonts that have pointy terminals like Computer Modern, Georgia, etc. But on an ereader they drive me nuts so I stick with Caecilia and Bookerly.