THE VIDEO SHELF · crt display technology
These Are Not Pixels: Revisited
Technology Connections follows up on his analog TV video to clear up the debate over whether CRT phosphor dots are pixels. He explains the shadow mask, color triads and how they relate to the scanned picture.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN links it whenever someone equates CRT phosphors with pixels, as the clear explanation of why they are not.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Technology Connections
- Topic
- crt display technology
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Obligatory Technology Connections video explaining how CRT pixels aren't really pixels as we understand them. Definitely worth the watch. [VIDEO]
ChuckNorris89 on Hacker News · 2023-03
In Raster CRT Typography (According to DEC)If you’re wondering what it’s talking about when it says the triads of red/green/blue rectangles on a CRT display don’t correspond to pixels, here’s a Technology Connections video that explains it: [VIDEO] But on an LCD, the display really is made up of a bunch …
comex on Hacker News · 2023-03
In A Pixel Is Not a Little Square (1995) [pdf]
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