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No. 300 DPI printing is not the same as 300 DPI on screen, because one dot on screen can be multiple colors (depending on the color depth, typically 16,777,216 can be expected), while one dot on paper is, well, either black or white. So for the same DPI, screen outperforms paper. 250 DPI on screen will definitely beat 300 DPI on paper.



After a quick search, I see you can get a 1200 dpi black and white laser printer for less than $100. Colour printers can overlay colours or pre mix the ink.


And modulate the size of the dots.


Unless you want to print every web page you want to read on the go and carry them in your backpack (get a BIG one).

I'd rather have a better screen than thinking about printing.


So a color laser printer do dithering?


Yes. There's a reason why photo printers are inkjets; you can mix liquids on the paper. Toner does not mix.




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