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These Are Not Pixels: Revisited

Technology Connections · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Audio & video engineering

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN links it whenever someone equates CRT phosphors with pixels, as the clear explanation of why they are not.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Definitely worth the watch.”

    Explains how CRT pixels differ from pixels as we understand them

    ChuckNorris89, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Raster CRT Typography (According to DEC)”

  2. “Explains CRT red/green/blue triads and why they aren't pixels”

    comex, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “A Pixel Is Not a Little Square (1995) [pdf]”

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Topics: crt, shadow mask, pixels, analog television, phosphors

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