Comment by fleabitdev

1 day ago

Getting rid of subpixel AA would be a huge simplification, but quite a lot of desktop users are still on low-DPI monitors. The Firefox hardware survey [1] reports that 16% of users have a display resolution of 1366x768.

This isn't just legacy hardware; 96dpi monitors and notebooks are still being produced today.

[1]: https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/hardware

2 comments

fleabitdev

layer8 1 day ago

Even more strikingly, two-thirds are using a resolution of FHD or lower, and only around a sixth are using QHD or 4K. Low-DPI is still the predominant display situation on the desktop.

vitorsr 1 day ago

See also Linux Hardware Database (developer biased) [1] and Steam Hardware & Software Survey (gamer biased) [2].

[1] https://linux-hardware.org/?view=mon_resolution

[2] https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey