[slantyyz]

>> it really boils down more to the defition of 'average person'.

That's fair. On my 15" 1680x1050 MBP (~175dpi), almost anyone(different ages) who came to look at my screen would make some negative comment about having to squint to read the text, especially if I'm running Windows. My 27" 1080p monitor is lower density, but it's also about a foot farther than where a laptop screen would be for me.

>> Did you intend to leave out programmers?

Yes, but let me explain my logic: I think most programmers would rather have the equivalent of four 1080p screens worth of text editors and debugging windows than sharper text quality on a single smaller screen. Having both real estate and dpi, of course, would be even more ideal.

[seanmcdirmid]

I'd actually prefer my text to work better. 27" is about my limit for real estate before I start getting neck strain.