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On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Then there's non-square pixels. Without funky voodoo graphics algorithms, my |
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> screen displays circles as ovals. |
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That problem should not exist on LCD if you're using the screen's |
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native resolution. For example, the most common case of this in CRT |
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days was 1280x1024 resolution which is not a proper 4:3 aspect ratio |
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(it is 1.25 rather than 1.33). In other to make a circle look like a |
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circle you'd need to use 1280x960 instead and adjust the monitor to |
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make the picture fill the screen, or your programs would need to be |
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aware of the pixel shape and adjust accordingly (those funky voodoo |
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graphics algorithms). |
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With LCD monitors, the 1280x1080 panels are actually a small bit |
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taller than a standard 4:3 panel, so a circle should look like a |
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circle without having to do anything special. (However, if someone |
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uses any other resolution their circle will be oblong). |
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I was a die-hard CRT guy but I've found LCD with at least 100 dpi to |
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be acceptable compared to the CRTs I've had in the past. And in the |
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case of my S-IPS monitor I think it is really superior to any CRT I've |
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ever used. (My monitor with TN panel, however, is pretty bad.) |
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