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Tinkering
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2025
Studying the subpixels
Putting a display under the microscope to understand why some screens just look right.
Two displays with identical resolutions can feel completely different, and the reason lives below the pixel. I spent a weekend with a macro lens and a test pattern to find out why.
RGB is a suggestion
Subpixel layouts, dithering tricks and panel coatings all bend the rules of what a pixel even is. These notes document the patterns I found and what they mean for choosing a panel.
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