Display resolution (dpi)

Hi,
I was doing some scaling from my private pictures and wanted to fit the size perfectly on my mbp display.
So, I knew, I have a native resolution of 1680x1050, but there is a third factor: The dpi.
The "standard" is 72 dpi for all pictures you want to see on a display, but I know, the display of the mbp has got a much higher resolution than 72 dpi.
Is there anywhere a page with the exact data of my screen?
I've read something about 120 dpi, but I dont know, if this is right.
Thank you

Good memory! 1680 pixels / 14.5625 inches (the width of my display) = 115.36 dpi.

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dk213,
Resolution independence refers to, and will only affect, the way the OS uses the number of pixels displayed on screen. It will not affect anything about the display itself, or what goes on between the GPU and the display.
As display resolutions have gone higher and higher, with display size remaining the same (for example, a 17" MBP with a display resolution of 1920 X 1200), the fact that the number of pixels being packed into the same physical space has gone up considerably. This presents a problem for OSs that have held to the old convention that 1" = 72 pixels, and vice versa. This is the 72 DPI convention.
To this point, everything "graphic" in nature about computing relies on this convention. Fonts, photos, web pages, etc., etc. are all rendered accordingly. A photo that measures 576 X 720 pixels is considered to physically measure 8" X 10". Text, based on this 72 DPI convention, is rendered quite small even on a 17" display with a resolution of 1680 X 1050 (my MBP). In spite of the fact that this smaller text is actually sharper, because the pixels are "finer," there are many complaints that it is too small.
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Hi thinkstorm, and welcome to the Lenovo User Community!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14388
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1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.0
Date initially released
December 9, 2002
May 20, 2004
August 8, 2005
June 22, 2006
May 28, 2009
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165
165
165
340
340[109]
600
Maximum TMDS throughput per channel (Gbit/s) including 8b/10b overhead
1.65
1.65
1.65
3.40
3.40
6
Maximum total TMDS throughput (Gbit/s) including 8b/10b overhead
4.95
4.95
4.95
10.2
10.2
18
Maximum throughput (Gbit/s) with 8b/10b overhead removed
3.96
3.96
3.96
8.16
8.16
14.4
Maximum audio throughput (Mbit/s)
36.86
36.86
36.86
36.86
36.86
Maximum color depth (bit/px)
24
24
24
48[a]
48
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1920×1200p60
1920×1200p60
1920×1200p60
2560×1600p75
4096×2160p24
4096×2160p60
Maximum resolution over single link at 30-bit/px[c]
N/A
N/A
N/A
2560×1600p60
4096×2160p24
Maximum resolution over single link at 36-bit/px[d]
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920×1200p75
4096×2160p24
Maximum resolution over single link at 48-bit/px[e]
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920×1200p60
1920×1200p60
Maximum 3D resolution (using a full resolution 3D format) over single link at 24-bit/px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920×1200p60

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
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