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JRPGfan said:

The madness about resolution needs to stop.


It really doesn't.

JRPGfan said:

Deminishing returns (visually)


There is diminishing returns on smaller displays. On larger ones? There is a ton of room for improvement.

caffeinade said:

Does anyone here already have a 4k panel, and if so what have been your impressions on the increased pixel count.

I used to run 7680x1440 over 3 panels which is more than 4k. (And before that, 5760x1080)

It was glorious. The reason for the downgrade to a single 2560x1440 panel was due to the hardware required to push such insane pixels and I got tired of constantly upgrading hardware.


caffeinade said:


UI scaling is pretty bad, Steam on Linux does not scale to 4k, and I have to sit real close to read text, and there are more examples I could bring up (but cannot be bothered to confirm to see if that is still the case).

Which is why I am content sitting at 2560x1440 for the immediate future. Scaling.

bananaking21 said:
is there really a need to upgrade from 4k? which is really crisp and clear. i think resources would be much better off put into other things than 8k.

The larger your screen, the larger the pixels.

Someone using a 32" TV from a few meters away will likely not benefit moving from 1080P to 4k.
But someone with a 70" display and sits at the same distance would see massive gains.

JRPGfan said:

Next gen it ll be 4k, and the one after that too.

That all comes down to the PC.
If the PC doesn't have the hardware to drive 4k (It doesn't yet) in the mid range, then don't expect a console to do it.

Alby_da_Wolf said:

I switched from 1440x900 to 1080p a few years ago on PC (and I still miss, if not 4:3 anymore, 16:10 aspect ratio, it's a lot better for everything but games and more than good enough for games), and on TV I did it from SD to 768p even later, and just last year to 1080p, I'm fine with 1080p for the next few years.
4k will come when it will be dirt cheap and, on PC, when it won't only be cheap, but also passive cooled GPUs will support it at decent framerates.
8k, well, will it be during this life or later?   

Dell still sells 2560x1600 panels if you are still keen on 16:10. It's also an upgrade from the pesantry 1080P and lower resolutions. ;)






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