72 dpi, awful quality...What do I do?

So, I have a large, pretty EPS file. I change my resolution to 72 dpi, and crop to the size I need for web. I place it in as 72 dpi, and it looks awful. What am I doing wrong?
Another question: I am running Photoshop CS3. Why now, with CS3, when I save a JPEG, at, say, 150 dpi, and send it to a PC based client, client can't see it or open it? I have to do "Save for Web", but then it gives me only 72 dpi option? What's the answer? I want to send a 150 dpi JPEG, and a PC person to see it in their email?
Thanks!!!

You are making images for screen/web. Use Save for Web.
Also, make sure your file is RGB (preferrably sRGB) as CMYK is not a part of the JPG standard and is not supported in most applications outside the Adobe package (like web browsers, e-mail clients, word, etc.).
Under image size you have to look at the size in pixels. If the "ppi" setting is set to 1 or 999 it will still be the same physical pixel size on web (ppi only tells your printer how large to print it, nothing else).
Tip: Stop using EPS for raster images (unless you are still using an old version of Quark). It's not good. Use PSD, TIF or JPG for almost all needs.

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