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RE: Olympus: 12 megapixels is enough

Remember when Bill Gates said that 64k of memory is all anyone would ever need?

It is true that most people won't print larger than 8x10 inches, and will display photos on web sites like Flickr at 640x480 pixels. But many people might want to view their photos on their giant screen TVs, right? With the way screen technology is advancing, today's 12 megapixel photos might not look so great on a big screen 10 years from now.

OK, so I don't really know a lot about screen technology. If someone wants to disagree, and can reassure me that my 10-megapixel photos will look great on a big screen in 10 years, I won't be offended - I will be relieved!

Sadly, the Grand Canyon photos that I took in 2001 at a resolution of 640x480 looked great on my old computer monitor at the time, but not so great on the 22-inch monitor that I use today, which displays at 1680x1050. I'm so glad I shot some 35mm film too!

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