Adobe Reader default resolution is 110 pixels/inch!?

I have a PC with a 15" LCD, and Windows XP.
Operating system's DPI setting is 96.
I've Installed Adobe Reader and the default setting is 110 pixel/inch (Edit -> Preferences -> Page Display -> Resolution)
This setting makes all images in the pdf I've created blurry.
I don't understand why the default behaviour is to override the OS setting which makes images in pdf files look bad!?

Thanks for the reply.
What's the resolution setting in your installation of Adobe Reader?
I'm actually converting .docx files to pdf.
In Word the pics look great (!00% zoom), but in Adobe Reader they look bigger and blurred (100% zoom).
Then I change the Adobe Reader's resolution to 'use system setting' and pics in reader start to look good too.
I can't force everyone that views the pdf to change the Reader's resolution setting. Whan can I do?

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