Chad Spillars wrote:
But I have been told that most of the newer monitors are set to 96 dpi, why is why I want to optimize my graphics at that setting.
That's Windows' default setting, but I don't know of any monitors that are really 96 dpi. Mine is set at 96 dpi, but it's actually more like 100 dpi, someone with a higher resolution monitor of the same physical size would have an even higher dpi.
Chad Spillars wrote:
If dpi doesn't matter, as I've heard many people say, then why even use 72 dpi?
It's a DTP and printing thing. I never even pay attention to dpi settings because they have no bearing on my web work. An image's dpi is also ignored when printing a web page containing that image.
Chad Spillars wrote:
Why not set all images to 10 dpi or even 5 dpi? Imagine how fast the site would load!
A 500 x 300 pixel image will load at the same speed at any dpi setting you use for it. And it will always appear the same size on your screen, regardless of the screen's dpi setting. It's size will only be affected by changes to your screen resolution.