Could anyone tell me what color is the prettiest color?
Clear! I TOLD you, my favorite color is CLEAR!!!
(sorry guys...couldn't pass that up...lol)
back on topic:
My understanding of ClearType is that, while technical details are probably different, it is essentially analagous to anti-aliasing in PC games, only on a much smaller scale (individual letters, rather than full-screen graphics).
I have an Axim X50v, myself, and tried this tweak in landscape mode...I didn't especially care for it, but it might be my screen protector interfering subtly with the appearance in landscape. CT looks GREAT in portrait mode on it, though.
Maybe it's mostly the VGA resolution devices that make it look REALLY smooth? Dunno, I don't get paid enough to speculate on that. (What? I'm not getting paid to type this? Dammit!)
My understanding of ClearType is that, while technical details are probably different, it is essentially analagous to anti-aliasing in PC games, only on a much smaller scale (individual letters, rather than full-screen graphics).
Close, but not quite. ClearType uses something called sub-pixel rendering, which specifically utilises the way an LCD screen is made. Wikipedia explains it much better than I could: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-pixel_rendering
I don't understand the point of this. Ok you give me a bunch of definitions of what it technically is and throw jargon out there that i somewhat have a feel of what it means. But what is the point to this, does the device run any better? Maybe it slows it down? What motivates people to use this feature. I'll leave you guys today with a quote.
I have an Axim X50v, myself, and tried this tweak in landscape mode...I didn't especially care for it, but it might be my screen protector interfering subtly with the appearance in landscape. CT looks GREAT in portrait mode on it, though.
That's because ClearType has an "optimal orientation". It tweaks colors in such a way that the orientation of the LCDs in your screen has a significant effect on how "clean" the effect looks... and, in fact, that's also why ClearType is disabled in landscape by default. I leave it off. Darius posted on it because some people prefer the ClearType effect in landscape, even though it's non-optimal. Your mileage may vary.
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But what is the point to this, does the device run any better? Maybe it slows it down? What motivates people to use this feature.
It does not have a significant effect on system performance, either way. The effect is purely visual -- by utilizing subpixel rendering, the potential horizontal screen resolution is tripled -- and makes fonts take on a fuller, more printed look (IMO -- YMMV, especially Gerard's, may vary). Take a look at the Wikipedia article linked above, as well as this one on font rasterization -- they do a very good job of visualizing the ideas behind ClearType. "BlurType" is quite inaccurate when it's done properly, but if you don't like it, turn it off. It is worth mentioning that in my experience it takes a few days before one gets used to it, and now, the lack of ClearType looks horribly aliased and garish to me.
That's because ClearType has an "optimal orientation". It tweaks colors in such a way that the orientation of the LCDs in your screen has a significant effect on how "clean" the effect looks...
Would the orientation of the crystals have anything to do with the fact that some LCDs yellow as you tilt them away from you? Some of my devices yellow when you look at them from the side, and some yellow when you look at them from above. But not nearly to the extent of some of the devices in Jason's post about it a few years ago.
Would the orientation of the crystals have anything to do with the fact that some LCDs yellow as you tilt them away from you?
Hmm, I don't think so. From what I've heard, that's a sign the screen is designed upside-down. Indeed, if you look from above or try looking at your screen rotated 180 degrees, pretending you're holding the unit right-side up and tilting it away from you, it will yellow in a similar fashion to units like the iPAQ 4150. It might not yellow that much, but then again, the yellowness varies -- some 4150s I've seen doesn't yellow as much as Jason's pics, which seemed to be the most extreme case.
This looks like a very old thread. But I came upon it on a google search so chances are other people will too. So let's see if I can make some sense of what the anti-"Blur"type brigade are trying to say. Let's see. So basically what you mean is, this:
is better than this:
Ok, now I see what you mean. Thanks for pointing that out.
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