{"id":2723,"date":"2012-08-16T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T12:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/dot-pitch\/"},"modified":"2012-08-16T12:07:37","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T12:07:37","slug":"dot-pitch","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/2697\/dot-pitch","title":{"rendered":"Dot Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_dot_pitch_mean\">What Does Dot Pitch Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dot pitch is a term for the distance between individual pixels in a visual display technology. It is calculated by measuring the closeness of individual pixels to one another. A display with a lower dot pitch will generally have higher image quality.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_dot_pitch\">Techopedia Explains Dot Pitch<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dot pitch is measured in fractions of a millimeter. Common dot pitch ranges for LCD screens and monitors are around .20 &#8211; .28 millimeters. 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