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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

4k is noticeable in a standard pc.

I recently bought a 1440p screen (for productivity, not gaming) and I can fit so much more UI with the same visual fidelity compared to 1080p. Of course, the screen needs to be physically bigger in order for the text to be the same size.

So if 1080p->1440p is noticeable, 1080p->4k must be too.

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Like I said, 2D things it is noticable only because it makes everything smaller (there is more space because the elements inside that space are smaller). However movies and 3D games? No difference.

Even going from 640x480 to 1024x768 makes a noticeable size difference with the 2D elements of a UI.