• TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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    4 months ago

    On the third hand a TV at couch distance is going to look only slightly better at 4k vs 1080p. 8k is just a waste of electricity

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      4 months ago

      That’s EXACTLY what people said about 720p to 1080p.

      Source: sales bitch when 1080p came out. Blatantly false.

      1080p to 4k is a fucking huge different no matter what device, size, or distance. I’m not trying to be combative—I run all my stuff at 1440p144hz.

      1080p to 4k at couch distance is HUGE though. If I could easily run 4k144hz I would, but that’s not in my budget right now.

      8k is even more insane but you’re right—you need a BEAST of a computer to be able to display that.

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        4 months ago

        the 720p to 1080p is a complete lie, not the 4k to 8k, because that is supported by math

        or maybe the couch distance was different back them, and the TVs were smaller there’s that

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      4 months ago

      of course it depends on the distance vs size vs resolution thing.

      of course 4k is gonna look much better vs fhd in a computer monitor you sit 40 centimeters from for example, but on a medium sized tv sitting 5-10 meters away?