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rolltide101x on 24 February 2014
BenVTrigger said:
rolltide101x said:
BenVTrigger said:
The biggest advantage resolution has in video games is the higher the resolution the more easily it smooths out aliasing isssues. 1080p is going to be MUCH better in this regard than 720p or even 900p though the difference between 900 and 1080 is rather small.

Resolution is a much bigger deal than many in this thread are saying. Im not sure its on purpose though as I think most people struggle with understanding image quality in general and what to look for. Many times I've seen someone say a game with vastly inferior image quality looks "better" than the higher fidelity image. This usually comes down to art style and setting, but personally I just can't stand bad image quality in general anymore, and its the biggest turn off for me in terms of graphics. I would much rather trade off some effects for great anti aliasing and high resolutions.


Rather small?

900p is WAY closer to 720p than 1080p

720p, 900p, and 1080p

 

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Battlefield4_05_Detail.png


I game reguraly at 4k. The difference between 900p and 1080p in comparison is rather negligable. Does it make a difference? Hell yes give me a regular native res 1080p game any day. Or better yet a downsampled from 4k 1080p image. But consoles aren't anywhere near capable of something like that.

When I play a console I expect far less from them so yes to me 900p is pretty close to 1080p from what I'm used to.

I just do not think anyone who has gamed at 900p and 1080p could call them "negligable" there is a massive difference.

720p and 900p are "negligable" but 900p and 1080p are not.



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Normchacho on 24 February 2014
Goatseye said:
Normchacho said:
Goatseye said:
 

^ That makes me feel better.

Thanks for the concern though.


You do realize that's just your opinion though right? It has nothing to do with the power gap between the Xbox One and the PS4.

Yeh it's my opinion that you can't accept. If I say that Ryse looks better than let's say Killzone, why you're reminding me that it's just my opinion?

I'm aware of that and I'm gonna stick with it like the one that X1 is the best system.

Well no, it's fine that you think Ryse looks better than Killzone,  I actually think Ryse looks a little better than Killzone too. But this is a thread about resolution, it's a technical piece that isn't even actually limited to games. So while it's fine that you have your opinion, it's a little irrelevant.



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Sanky on 24 February 2014

its not matter 720p or 1080p, why not get something that's better ? yeah 1080p is not really noticable difference than 720p, but there's no reason to not get 1080p for same/cheaper price.



BenVTrigger on 24 February 2014
rolltide101x said:
BenVTrigger said:
rolltide101x said:
BenVTrigger said:
The biggest advantage resolution has in video games is the higher the resolution the more easily it smooths out aliasing isssues. 1080p is going to be MUCH better in this regard than 720p or even 900p though the difference between 900 and 1080 is rather small.

Resolution is a much bigger deal than many in this thread are saying. Im not sure its on purpose though as I think most people struggle with understanding image quality in general and what to look for. Many times I've seen someone say a game with vastly inferior image quality looks "better" than the higher fidelity image. This usually comes down to art style and setting, but personally I just can't stand bad image quality in general anymore, and its the biggest turn off for me in terms of graphics. I would much rather trade off some effects for great anti aliasing and high resolutions.


Rather small?

900p is WAY closer to 720p than 1080p

720p, 900p, and 1080p

 

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Battlefield4_05_Detail.png


I game reguraly at 4k. The difference between 900p and 1080p in comparison is rather negligable. Does it make a difference? Hell yes give me a regular native res 1080p game any day. Or better yet a downsampled from 4k 1080p image. But consoles aren't anywhere near capable of something like that.

When I play a console I expect far less from them so yes to me 900p is pretty close to 1080p from what I'm used to.

I just do not think anyone who has gamed at 900p and 1080p could call them "negligable" there is a massive difference.

720p and 900p are "negligable" but 900p and 1080p are not.

Ok again to someone who games strictly on consoles yes it may very well be a "massive differrence". To PC gamers who are used to higher resolutions its really not.

Again, I'm not disagreeing that 1080p is vastly preferrable. It is. At the same time even standard 1080p is low to me now days and looks fuzzy as hell. Thats my point, depending what your eye is trained on the differences become bigger. TO ME anything under 1080p is god awful in games but that doesn't mean it ACTUALLY is to the vast majority of consumers. 

And I'll add a game can still look beautiful with a terrible resolution. I thought Ryse was a GREAT looking game, but it does bother me now days to see low resolutions now that I'm used to my PC.



rolltide101x on 24 February 2014
Sanky said:
its not matter 720p or 1080p, why not get something that's better ? yeah 1080p is not really noticable difference than 720p, but there's no reason to not get 1080p for same/cheaper price.


1080p is not noticeable from 720p O_o

Somebody has never played at 1080p and went back down to 720p



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rolltide101x on 24 February 2014
BenVTrigger said:
rolltide101x said:
BenVTrigger said:
rolltide101x said:
BenVTrigger said:
The biggest advantage resolution has in video games is the higher the resolution the more easily it smooths out aliasing isssues. 1080p is going to be MUCH better in this regard than 720p or even 900p though the difference between 900 and 1080 is rather small.

Resolution is a much bigger deal than many in this thread are saying. Im not sure its on purpose though as I think most people struggle with understanding image quality in general and what to look for. Many times I've seen someone say a game with vastly inferior image quality looks "better" than the higher fidelity image. This usually comes down to art style and setting, but personally I just can't stand bad image quality in general anymore, and its the biggest turn off for me in terms of graphics. I would much rather trade off some effects for great anti aliasing and high resolutions.


Rather small?

900p is WAY closer to 720p than 1080p

720p, 900p, and 1080p

 

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Battlefield4_05_Detail.png


I game reguraly at 4k. The difference between 900p and 1080p in comparison is rather negligable. Does it make a difference? Hell yes give me a regular native res 1080p game any day. Or better yet a downsampled from 4k 1080p image. But consoles aren't anywhere near capable of something like that.

When I play a console I expect far less from them so yes to me 900p is pretty close to 1080p from what I'm used to.

I just do not think anyone who has gamed at 900p and 1080p could call them "negligable" there is a massive difference.

720p and 900p are "negligable" but 900p and 1080p are not.

Ok again to someone who games strictly on consoles yes it may very well be a "massive differrence". To PC gamers who are used to higher resolutions its really not.

Again, I'm not disagreeing that 1080p is vastly preferrable. It is. At the same time even standard 1080p is low to me now days and looks fuzzy as hell. Thats my point, depending what your eye is trained on the differences become bigger. TO ME anything under 1080p is god awful in games but that doesn't mean it ACTUALLY is to the vast majority of consumers. 

And I'll add a game can still look beautiful with a terrible resolution. I thought Ryse was a GREAT looking game, but it does bother me now days to see low resolutions now that I'm used to my PC.

I am not debating on you with that I am just saying that 900p and 1080p are no where near the same thing. I do game on consoles mostly but I also game on PC at 1080p, I will probably not care to game above that for a while as no matter how much I spend on a gaming PC I will always prefer my Playstations. (Ecosystem and I do not like to game with a mouse and keyboard)



BenVTrigger on 24 February 2014
rolltide101x said:

I am not debating on you with that I am just saying that 900p and 1080p are no where near the same thing. I do game on consoles mostly but I also game on PC at 1080p, I will probably not care to game above that for a while as no matter how much I spend on a gaming PC I will always prefer my Playstations. (Ecosystem and I do not like to game with a mouse and keyboard)

Yeah I can definitly understand that and 1080p is PLENTY good for the vast majority of people. Higher resolutions are really just for graphics whores / people trying to chase the never ending search for the highest of image quality.

900p and 1080p are for sure a noticeable difference, I was mostly just commenting earlier on my personal point of view on resolutions.  



rolltide101x on 24 February 2014
BenVTrigger said:
rolltide101x said:

I am not debating on you with that I am just saying that 900p and 1080p are no where near the same thing. I do game on consoles mostly but I also game on PC at 1080p, I will probably not care to game above that for a while as no matter how much I spend on a gaming PC I will always prefer my Playstations. (Ecosystem and I do not like to game with a mouse and keyboard)

Yeah I can definitly understand that and 1080p is PLENTY good for the vast majority of people. Higher resolutions are really just for graphics whores / people trying to chase the never ending search for the highest of image quality.

900p and 1080p are for sure a noticeable difference, I was mostly just commenting earlier on my personal point of view on resolutions.  


I am jealous of your 4K setup though. Would love to play Skyrim at 4K with my DS4 :) lol



exalia on 24 February 2014

@alrightiwill 

Yeah, ratio failed, i know :p

Not trying to be rude or anything sorry. But so many peoples are like "there is no difference between 720p and 1080p".

Does it matter ? i don't know. But there is a difference. Not huge. Not small.



shadow_satey on 24 February 2014

"720p vs 1080p, Does Resolution matter?"

It does, if you own an Xbox One.