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Originally Posted by Andybaby
well when talking about resolution in computing terms the resolution is the amount of data that can be displayed on the screen, which is the same for both, but worse actually for the 5 inch because of perception.
In short Resolution is the Pixels by Pixels count
so 800x600 obvious,
higher DPI is pixel density. which is what you want.
so if you say DPI you don't have to explain yourself and go around confusing people.
(the same thing goes for Memory in a computer, when you say memory you are talking about ram, when you say space, you are talking about HD space. alot of people still do this.)
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Actually if you go back to the original definition of the term "resolution" in imaging, it is the ability to distinguish or "resolve" lines as they become finer and finer. By that definition the 5" screen at 200 DPI has better resolution (i.e. resolving ability) than the 6" at 160 DPI, i.e. the 5" can resolve finer lines than the 6". Therefore the 5" should show smaller characters better than the 6".
People in the computer industry have "perverted" this definition and have come up with the term "display resolution" which is the same for both the 5" and the 6" at 800x600 but if you remember the old TV test screens with black lines on it, those were used to test the TV's resolution (i.e. the ability to resolve fine lines).