Display resolution facts for kids
Resolution is what can qualify a monitor in computer science. It is the number of pixels displayed on a given surface.
For example: a "640 by 480 display", which has 640 pixels from side to side and 480 from top to bottom (as in a VGA display), and therefore has a total number of 640 × 480 = 307,200 pixels or 0.3 megapixels, is what is meant by 640 × 480 display resolution.
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Images for kids
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A 16:9-ratio television from October 2004
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Difference between screen sizes in some common devices, such as a Nintendo DS Lite and two laptops shown here.
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In this image of a Commodore 64 startup screen, the overscan region (the lighter-coloured border) would have been barely visible when shown on a normal television.
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A 640 × 200 display as produced by a monitor (left) and television
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16-color (top) and 256-color (bottom) progressive images from a 1980s VGA card. Dithering is used to overcome color limitations.
See also
In Spanish: Resolución de pantalla para niños
