720p vs 1080p, Does Resolution matter? - A Utilitarian Perspective

[Mr Puggsly]

Danman27 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Danman27 said:
I think the difference between 1080p and 720p is incredibly easy to see.

On a massive screen, yeah.

Side by side, yeah.

But could the average person give a definite answer on a screen being 720p, 900p, or 1080p? No.

I have a 32 inch 720p TV and a 32 inch 1080p. I could easily fool people into believing my 720p screen is 1080p.

I could tell the difference between 720p from 1080p screenshot from across the room on my 23 inch screen. It just looks blurrier. I don't know how else to explain it. I'm not saying everyone can that easily, and I acknowledge that I spend a lot of time in front of a monitor, so I'm probably better than most. But if I can do that, I think most people should at least be able to tell the difference under realistic conditions. 

Stretched pictures aren't the same as games in motion.

I have an Xbox One and I've playing games that vary from 720p, 900p, and 1080p. I couldn't give a definite answer what resolution a game is by just looking at it, I can only presume.

If a game has filtering to hide jaggies, it become even more difficult to give a definite answer.