This is a genuine question, so please don’t do me like Vlad the Impaler. What is your opinion about the benefits of upgrading to displays beyond 1080p?

I have never watched a film or a video at 1080p and thought it needed to look better. When it comes to software, I feel like I would want a proportionally larger monitor to keep the same DPI PPI, otherwise older software might be a pain to use, and that maintained software UI won’t necessarily benefit. However, that line of thinking is probably a niche concern of mine? I don’t play first person shooters, so maybe that’s another thing I don’t get. I have read some people saying that text looks better, which I could buy I suppose?

I wouldn’t say the same for 800x600, but maybe if I were a boomer I would have made that post, too. Is this something I would get over if I start using a modern display?

e: thanks to everyone for great responses! Based on the popular sentiment, I’m thinking I would take to 1440p just fine, presuming I get a screen ratio, DPI PPI, and screen size that suit my preferences. I am really relieved that I’m not super weird for being completely fine with my ancient monitors. :)

  • viking@infosec.pub
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    2 months ago

    I have a 4k TV and don’t get it either. Watched the odd video in 4k and the colors are maybe a bit crisper, but that’s about it. I’d have to compare movies side by side to actually spot the difference.

    Not worth it IMHO.

    Can’t tell for screens though, I don’t even know whether mine does 4k or not. Was part of the home-office package from my company. I’ll have to check that tomorrow, only returning from a business trip tonight.

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      The benefit of the higher resolution shouldn’t be about the colors, but that with bigger screens the movie does not start to get blurry.

      For desktop use on a desktop display, I don’t see the benefit either. Even less on a phone, that is totally unnecessary.

    • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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      2 months ago

      I have a 4k TV and don’t get it either. Watched the odd video in 4k and the colors are maybe a bit crisper, but that’s about it. I’d have to compare movies side by side to actually spot the difference.

      The point of 4k is that you can have a TV twice as large as your 1080p TV before it without losing sharpness.

      I can definitely tell the difference on my 77” OLED.

      • viking@infosec.pub
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        2 months ago

        Mine is 65" and I really can’t, unless I switch between files rapidly. 720p to 1080p, definitely. But larger, hardly.

            • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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              2 months ago

              You should see a clear difference at that distance. You may want to get your eyes checked, your eyes get worse as you get older and it can really creep up on you without noticing.

              • viking@infosec.pub
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                2 months ago

                I just did during my annual checkup 2 weeks ago shortly after turning 40, still got 20/20 vision. No idea then…

                • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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                  2 months ago

                  Strange. I used to have a 65” OLED, I sit farther away than you (about 3.5 meters) and could easily spot the difference even though I’m near sighted and at that time my prescription needed updating. Now, with new glasses and a 77” screen the difference is like night and day.

                  • viking@infosec.pub
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                    2 months ago

                    Maybe my TV is due for an upgrade then. Or the source movies I tried were 4k in name only but just some upscaled older ones… I’ll do some more testing with more recent ones.