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Intrinsic on 16 June 2017
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DonFerrari said:
monocle_layton said:

Never said don't criticize the Switch. However, a more premium screen on it wouldn't make sense. Making it glass would leave it prone to cracks, and a 1080p-4k screen would simply destroy the battery, something people complained about as well.

Either we get a good screen with acceptable battery life or a spectacular screen with horrendous battery life. have both and you get a higher price tag, something no one would want

Yep, the basics of trade-off.

Intrinsic said:
The way i see it, is if resolution (especially now that we are talking about 720p and up) is the base of anyones argument as to why one platform is better than the other? Then that person is not worth arguing with.

I personally see the focus on resolution as a ridiculous waste of resources. But unfortunately, this is the current gens buzz word.... ts always something. Once we argued about sprites. Then it was polygons. And now its rez......

I still stand by this...... put someone in front of a 55" tv from around 10ft away, and lets honestly see if the difference between 1080p and 4k will jump out at them.

Uhnnn do you consider me someone? For me there is a big difference from 1080p to 4k even on 55" from 10 ft away... but I actually do 4k on 65" at 5 ft away.

I hear you, but I'm sorry I don't believe you. I don't think you are lying though. So its complicated.

I have seen people get a HD tv, plug in composite cables to it and a DVD player... and god oh my god this is HD.

I also know, that as far as rez goes, it all comes down to the screen door effect. Basically, what happens when you can "see" the lines between pixels. The more pixels you have, or the further away you are, the less likely it will be for you to notice it. And noticing this happens in two ways. If you are close enough to the screen where you actually see the lines, or if you are a little further back from it where you cant see the lines but theimage overall is "softer". I put that in quotes cause that only applies when you have something to compare it to or when you have trained your eyes to look for it.

But at a certain distance, its just impossible to "resolve" that difference. And that is fact.... its why ads in soccer stadiums look so sharp and clear from a distance but near impossible to see upclose.

So big difference? from 10ft away? Nope. I just don't believe you. But I will agree with you though, so this doesn't become some sort of argument. I know beter than to argue with anyone when the discussion is on resolution.

I personally call it them "feeling" the resolution and not seeing it.