In my tests, RGBX is much darker than RRGGBBX.
By my calculations, it’s roughly the same number of active subpixels, so there must be something else going on. Any ideas?
RxxRxxxGxxGxxxBxxBxxx
~29% active
vs
RxxxGxxxBxxx
25% active
It’s only a ~4% difference between the two.
You can also compare RGB to RRGGBB the same way. Imo the perceptive feel of RRGGBB is a bit “brighter”.
Yeah, definitely! It’s weird. There must be something else going on besides just the number of active subpixels.
Probably because you use more pixels in the second scenario (RRGGBB) to create a “RGB”/“white” pixel. Light is white (and the sun is white too lol). Your white light is created by 3 pixels in the 1st case while it uses 6 in the 2nd.
You also switch off a full pixel, that’s 1/3 of the area needed to create a full white while in the 2nd case it’s 1/6. It’s pretty clear. You switch off a full 2 pixels in the same area the other scenario will approximately switch off 1.
Expand your 1st scenario to the same area the 2nd works and it will explain itself.
It’s not a significant difference between active subpixels over the same area, so I think you’re right that it must be down to the number of subpixels per RGB triad. Interesting!