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minus-squareuser134450linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoThere is a limit on the spacing of the colour bands though. If you want colours then you have to hit the spots where the correct phosphors are and this limits the usable resolution.
minus-square Morphit @feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoWhat do you mean? The shadow mask ensures the gun for each colour can only hit the phosphors of that colour. How would a lower resolution change that?
There is a limit on the spacing of the colour bands though. If you want colours then you have to hit the spots where the correct phosphors are and this limits the usable resolution.
What do you mean? The shadow mask ensures the gun for each colour can only hit the phosphors of that colour. How would a lower resolution change that?