There is a much simpler answer:
Friday, August 13, 2004 at 5:21 am
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Posted by Ricer46
(20466 messages posted)
no
On Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 11:53 pm, Brent wrote:
>There is a few answers to this question. If you are talking about physical pixel
>size, it varies with your current screen resolution, and the size and shape of your
>monitor. If you are talking about logical pixel size, the default is the same for
>both Windows 2000 and Windows XP: 96 dpi. This setting can be changed through Control
>Panel->Display->Settings Tab->Advanced->General Tab. A factor that tends to complicate
>the issue is the aspect ratio. Typically (for CRT monitors, not flat panels) the
>aspect ratio is 4/3. If the resolution you are using is not 4/3 then the pixels
are
>not square, but rectagular. Say for example you had a standard 19" monitor. A
resolution
>of 800x600 (800/600) = 4/3 aspect ratio which would have square pixels. 1280x1024
>would produce 5/4 (which I believe is common for flat panels) and make the pixels
>smaller vertically. I hope that was helpfully, without being overly informative.
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