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nulltype 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

I think the point was that people care about ppd, not ppi. 218 ppi would be too low if the screen is 1 inch from your eye or too high if it’s 100 inches from your eye.

Retina probably means 60 ppd.

dwb 6 months ago [–]

Sure, but I can’t see myself sitting significantly further away from any desktop monitor than I do now.

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