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I base this on my experience of Safari's font rendering in Windows - ClearType (with it's default sub-pixel rendering etc.) does a breathtaking job of reproducing crisp and accurate fonts, whereas OS-X's method results in slightly foggy looking fonts.
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Both Sharp models use its new Quattron technology, which adds a yellow sub-pixel to the traditional red, blue and green.
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Both Sharp models use its new Quattron technology, which adds a yellow sub-pixel to the traditional red, blue and green.
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However it is the standard in the digital camera industry to count a sub-pixel as a full pixel.
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I base this on my experience of Safari's font rendering in Windows - ClearType with it's default sub-pixel rendering etc. does a breathtaking job of reproducing crisp and accurate fonts, whereas OS-X's method results in slightly foggy looking fonts.
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering – Joel on Software – Finally I understand why the “blurry letters” on the Mac screen drove me crazy the first couple of weeks after switching from Windows.
Don Herbert, 89 2007
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Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering – Joel on Software – Finally I understand why the “blurry letters” on the Mac screen drove me crazy the first couple of weeks after switching from Windows.
Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering – Joel on Software 2007
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Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering – Joel on Software
Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering – Joel on Software 2007
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Plus if the Earth is only a few pixels across then the Moon might be sub-pixel, producing mixed pixels that are partially black space.
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More info on ClearType's sub-pixel rendering, courtesy of Steve Gibson.
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Each square millimetre of an image you see on a screen is comprised of pixels, each of which is in turn made up of sub-pixels.
The science of colour is upending our relationship with screens Condé Nast 2020
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