Gaming at 4K: not anytime soon?

[Viper1]

JEMC said:

Viper1 said:

JEMC said:

curl-6 said:
Is AA even needed at 4K?

Good question.

Lurking other forums I've seen responses from both sides. Some say that it's not necessary at all while other say that at least some minimum AA is still needed because the human eye can still see some odd patterns, even jaggies at that kind of resolution.

I guess it's something that varies from gamer to gamer.

Not for the average sized computer gaming monitor.   24" @ 4K would produce a pixel density that would exceed the eyes' ability to perceive staggered pixels.  Some people with super sharp vision may still see some but nowhere near to the point that they'd need AA to smooth it out.

Large format TV's (55" and greater) may look slightly better if played with very basic AA.

Fine, but which size is the smallest 4K TV/monitor available today? 30"?

And how long will it take them to launch 24" 4K monitors?

AHA...I'm glad you asked because I was hoping someone would.

In fact, this is why we won't be seeing 4K resolution as a mainstream resolution for a very long time.    It's simply overkill for practically everyone.

You really need a 55" TV or larger to actually perceive a difference in resolution from 1920 to 4K.   Any TV/monitor sizes below will be largely indistinguishable (unless you sit 2 feet away from it).

There is no movie medium, no broadcast backing, the entertainment industry simply has little desire or need (or the hundreds of billions in capital it would require) to move toward 4K.

4K will be extremely niche for a long time.