Re:Why nature prefers hexagons
by userbinator on Sunday August 06, 2017 @12:15PM
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and vertical lines would be fuzzier at low resolution
Horizontal ones too.
Non-square pixels have been around for a long time in digital camera LCDs and more recently the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family but while they're fine for photos and other gradient-like images, text and lineart have a noticeable "grain" on them.
Re:Why nature prefers hexagons
by dogma1138 on Sunday August 06, 2017 @01:59PM
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Most lcd screens today use non-square pixels, OLED displays use non-equal sizes for different colors and o don't see anyone complaining about sharpness.
Horizontal ones too.
Non-square pixels have been around for a long time in digital camera LCDs and more recently the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family but while they're fine for photos and other gradient-like images, text and lineart have a noticeable "grain" on them.