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Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? (hothardware.com)

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A new study published in Nature by University of Cambridge researchers just dropped a pixelated bomb on the entire Ultra-HD market, but as anyone with myopia can tell you, if you take your glasses off, even SD still looks pretty good :)

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I can definitely tell the difference between 720p and 1080p, but the difference isn't so large as to make me use it everywhere, so I default to 720p unless I need a bit more definition (usually for text).

My TV is 4k but I can't remember the last time I actually displayed 4k content, almost everything we have is old DVDs (so 480p?) and 1080p Blurays. I don't see the point in paying extra for Ultra HD when the picture isn't that much better at our viewing distance.