Dot pitch

A dot pitch is the distance between pixels on a computer display screen measured in millimeters that separates two adjacent pixels of the same color. Displays with a smaller dot pitch makes text easier to read and creates a shaper image. When purchasing a monitor that the dot pitch be no bigger than 0.25.

The stripe pitch is a measurement used with Trinitron and Diamondtron monitors and is a measurement (in millimeters) that separates two like-colored stripes (lines). The lower the stripe pitch the higher the quality of image.

When looking at CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitors you should only see a dot pitch measurement or a stripe pitch measurement. You should not see both measurements measuring the same monitor.

Finally, these two measurements should not be a measurement comparison when deciding between two or more monitors, each technology is different.

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