Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker View Post
That may be, but I wouldn't know. Since I have never had a TV, I'm not actually sure what 1080p means. My understanding is that even the HDTV resolution isn't as good as my high end monitor, so is the PPI on a slate better than on a 24" computer monitor? I could see that it might be better than on a 32" monitor, since video modes seem to have maxed out at 1900x1200 for the time being.
As said above, 1080p is 1920x1080.

PPI is pixels per inch. Dealing with the same resolution say, 1080p, the smaller screen will always have a better PPI. E.G, the PPI of a 10 inch display with a 1080p resolution is 220 and on a 24 inch monitor it's only 90. The higher the PPI, the smoother text, UI, etc., looks. (That is, assuming the OS supports Hi-Res scaling, or whatever it's called, like on iOS, else it would just appear tiny.)

The iPad 3 with a 2048x1536 resolution is 260 which will look great but still fall short of the iPhone 4/4S's 326 PPI. It's still two and a half times the PPI of a 1440p (2560x1440) 27 inch monitor though.