Is there any reason why you can't hypothetically have a screen of hexagonal pixals, even for all intents and purposes they're inferior?
Like a metal window screen? Manufacturing costs.
For all internets and purposes I don't see why not.
>>7920352
screen edge
>>7920758
>I mean is any reason why we use rectangles instead of hexagons?
Simpler.
>>7920770
So if you wanted to do it with hexagons it should be possible?
>>7920818
What the fuck is wrong with you?
>>7920818
why wouldnt it be?
>>7920829
lol just cuz
>>7920818
we could use circle pixels, but we would have gaps between them we xould even address them radially from the center.
to get rid of the gaps, yes, you could make hexagonal pixels and address them in the same way as squares. but you would have weird jagged edges on the monitor.
to mitigate the issue of jagged edges, you could use squares instead.
see, squares are an improvement.
Cheaper to print the mosfets in one line?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jiejNAUwcQ8
You could make one. Put RGB LEDs in a hex grid.
>>7920840
>Longest post in thread
>Doesn't realise its about hexagons because it's the only other 2d shape that tesselates aside from rectangles
>This is clear from a glance at the op's image
Dunning-Kruger is real
Why even use pixels?
>>7921064
What alternative could there be? Could the screen have one continuous led somehow?
![tessellation-regular-triangle[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/K4BoKdg.gif "tessellation-regular-triangle[1].gif")
>>7921019
this is wrong
>>7921078
retard
>>7921019
>Dunning-Kruger is real
... and dominant.
>>7920352
Not only is it possible, it's been done before.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_geometry
>>7920758
It makes the math (and thus graphical processing) easier, since the individual pixels are aligned along orthogonal axes and can simply be indexed as a 2D array (hexagonal pixels can too, but additional spatial transformations are involved).
>>7920840
>Implying pixels don't have gaps anyways
>>7921019
Regular triangles and pentagons can self-tesselate too. All kinds of irregular polygons can tesselate.
>>7921064
Mah nigga
>>7921078
>Bitches don't know 'bout my analog vector CRTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMli33ornEU
>>7921078
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_monitor
Not practical for modern uses but still shows alternatives are possible.
>>7921019
>only other 2D shape
You're just autistic, right?
>>7920352
I asked my mom and she said no.
sorry.
