72 dpi a must?

[aaronh]

If i want an image to look its best would it make any sence to display it at higher than 72 dpi? I know there are different levels of compression. Does anyone display higher than 72dpi?

[Gerry]

if i think that someone might want to print images, i can sometimes use a 300dpi image as the image they go to when clicked on to enlarge the thumbnail (go 300 dpi if you want to go print industry accepted standard). other than that between 72 and 100 dpi is average, as monitors, screen resolutions and peoples preferences for viewing get more advanced and capable of making use of higher resolution images.

it also depends if your images are integral with the page design or are intended to be viewed individually, if so do you have larger versions of the images upload in a new window when clicked......that may help make them look their best

hope this helps, let us know
cheers

[moojoo]

Best bet would be to have a thumbnail, a larger version which then links to a downloadable 150 or 300dpi image. 150 is really more than sufficient for most uses in print.