JEMC said:
Zkuq said:
I've actually thought about getting a 4K monitor... so that I can use 1080p for games and still have 4K for other use. 4K is exactly twice as wide and tall as 1080p, so theoretically is should scale perfectly, right? Not sure if it works that way in practice though, and I still have bad memories of using 720p on a 1080p monitor due to scaling issues, so I'm very wary of scaling issues (although I'm not sure how bad it could be on a 4K monitor anyway). |
Unless you go with a big monitor, 32" or above, going 4K isn't worth it, in my opinion. Unless you have perfectg eyesight, at 27" or smaller you'll need to increase the scale/soom in windows to be able to read most text, which kills the point of going for a higher resolution. At 32" things chance, and you can actually start to notice a difference between 1440p and 4K. That's why there are so few 4K monitors and TVs smaller than 32". |
Oh, certainly. I currently have a 24" monitor, and it's definitely a bit large for 1080p. On the other hand, I'm not necessarily interested in 1440p (at least before I get a new PC), since 1080p seems to be just fine for, well, everything really, and 1080p is nice for performance. I'm mainly interested in 4K so I can fit more on the screen at once, but it definitely requires a larger monitor than I have right now so I can actually read what's on the screen...
Captain_Yuri said:
Zkuq said:
I've actually thought about getting a 4K monitor... so that I can use 1080p for games and still have 4K for other use. 4K is exactly twice as wide and tall as 1080p, so theoretically is should scale perfectly, right? Not sure if it works that way in practice though, and I still have bad memories of using 720p on a 1080p monitor due to scaling issues, so I'm very wary of scaling issues (although I'm not sure how bad it could be on a 4K monitor anyway). |
I'd say you need some sort of an upscaling tech to help it if you want to render at 1080p. One of the differences between TVs and Monitors is monitors usually don't come with any processors that does upscaling where as TVs come with specialized processors that can upscale to TVs resolution. Of course the difference is that monitors have significantly lower input lag/response times but TVs these days also come with gaming mode which when enabled, will minimize the processing but allow you that lower input lag/response times. But that's why people are excited about DLSS as it does a very good job at upscaling from a lower resolution. |
I'm OK with 1:1 upscaling, although I'm fine with anything that doesn't result in a blurry picture - and obviously better upscaling, such as DLSS, is even better. 720p on a 1080p screen was bad precisely because it looked very blurry, and it really made me regret getting a 1080p monitor when my GPU couldn't really handle 1080p too well. (Obviously I've moved on from that, but it was really bad.)
