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0 pointsadornKey1y ago0 comments

One difference between Monitors and TV used to be that Monitors used RGB Subpixel-Layout and TVs used BGR. (i.e. TV panels are upside down)

Configuring subpixel-layout per monitor is something that most OS won't allow. So if you use several monitors, you usually have to mount the BGR-ones upside down. (Otherwise fonts will be blurry...)

For some time now there are really cheap 4K Monitors with BGR-layout available. If you mount those upside down you're fine... (I use LG 4K Monitors mounted upside down in combination with other screens)

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kbolino1y ago

Subpixel hinting isn't that useful at high DPIs though. Apple has ditched it entirely in macOS, regardless of monitor DPI, and gone back to standard anti-aliasing.

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0 pointsadornKey1y ago0 comments

One difference between Monitors and TV used to be that Monitors used RGB Subpixel-Layout and TVs used BGR. (i.e. TV panels are upside down)

Configuring subpixel-layout per monitor is something that most OS won't allow. So if you use several monitors, you usually have to mount the BGR-ones upside down. (Otherwise fonts will be blurry...)

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kbolino1y ago

Subpixel hinting isn't that useful at high DPIs though. Apple has ditched it entirely in macOS, regardless of monitor DPI, and gone back to standard anti-aliasing.

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