Comment on [Technology Connections] Video projectors used to be ridiculously cool [34:39]
Beacon@fedia.io 2 weeks agoI still see it in even the most modern projectors, but I'm also able to see the flicker in phones that use pwm dimming which only a very small percent of people can see, so sucks to be me. My eyes seem to work at a much higher image capture rate than most people, which has no apparent benefits, only problems
probable_possum@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
Useless superpowers… :) CRTs must have been fun.
Beacon@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Interestingly enough crts didn't seem to cause a problem, my guess is because the pixel phosphors don't actually flash off, they fade out. But that's just a guess
probable_possum@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
Interesting.
It was hard for me to tolerate the 50hz flickering. Especially in peripheral vision. Same with fluorescent tubes. Good times (not).
Beacon@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Oh yeah fluorescent tubes are a awful. They're not white, they're sequentially yellow blue yellow blue yellow blue