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To: Tumbleweed who wrote (13813)	8/10/2000 2:10:39 PM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

Joe, I think image resolution for printers is usually expressed in DPI. They have converted DPI to some measurement of pixels in order to demonstrate that the printing technology is not likely to be obsolete once it hits the stands. If you think of silver halide particles being some fraction of a pixel in surface area I think you have the concept. Say a 3 megapixel image is taken. The entire image has 3 million pixels. If you can fit 5 silver halide granules into each of these pixels you get 15 million pixels. I don't think this has anything to do with image interpolation like you are suggesting. Aus

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (13813)	8/10/2000 3:44:19 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

>>First, superb photo quality, made possible by the PMI patented LCD Booster technology, which provides a picture resolution of 15 million pixels, far in excess of the resolution of any digital camera ...<< Yes, it seems to me that this would be some sort of software interpolation that is used in some digital cameras like my Epson 850Z to increase the image size for large prints. Your results may vary, but for all those people using 640x480 cheapo Poloroid digicams, you could get a respectable 8x10 out of it using this interpolation. I am excited about these Sandisk kiosks and I want to use one. I'm just wondering where they could place them here in NYC?

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (13813)	8/11/2000 7:55:21 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

The SanDisk kiosks Tumbleweed, if LCD booster technology can attain the equivalent of 15 million pixels in a 4 x 6 format that would indicate that it is unlikely these self-service desks will be obsolete any time soon. The quoted resolution of 15 million pixels yields a resolution of 4743 x 3162 pixels for a 4 x 6 format. My 2.1 megapixel Epson PhotoPC 850Z takes 1600 x 1200 pixel images. This translates to a 4.5 x 6 inch format. (I am not sure what happens to the extra 1/2 inch!). The quoted resolution of the SanDisk kiosks is well in excess of this resolution. I am planning to do some field research this weekend. I will take a CF card to Ritz Camera over the weekend for processing. They have added a standard CF adapter onto their emulsion film processor and are offering 15 prints (4 x 6) for $9.99. This might give us some idea of the results one can obtain with the LCD booster technology. Ausdauer