• ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    Most people’s TVs aren’t even big enough for people with average eyesight to see a difference between 1080p and 2160p.

    Why do people keep repeating something so easily disprovable? You can tell 1080p and 1440p apart on a laptop, let alone 1080p to 4k on a TV.

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      5 days ago

      It depends how far away you sit. And size (inches) of the TV. You sit closer to a laptop than a TV.

    • mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 days ago

      If you have 20/20 vision, you need to sit 2 meters away from a 55" to be able to tell the pixels apart. You might see some improvement from 4K but it wont be that significant. If you are 3-4 meters away, you need a bigger TV if you want to start thinking about gaming in 4K.

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        5 days ago

        3 meters away from a 55" TV gives you a very poor 23 degree viewing angle, let alone 4. The maximum SMPTE recommended viewing distance for that screen size in 16:9 is 2.3m.

        In other words, for 4K to stop being perceivable, you have to make your experience worse in other ways.

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      It really depends on your viewing distance and the size of the display. If you’re sitting 15 feet away fom a 55 inch TV, the difference between 1440p and 4k is going to be a lot less noticable tham when you’re 2 feet from a 32 inch monitor.