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[–] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What's interesting to me is that film is roughly, perceptually around 8K. However, very very few people have cinema-sized screens in their home, so what's the point if it's "only" even 80 inches?

I think giant 8K monitors are still useful for productivity, but only for a small number of people. I personally like having multiple monitors over one big one.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    I cannot fathom why, but people do not seem capable of understanding resolution, screen size and viewing distance as important factors that interplay with each other.

    8k is absolutely pointless on a 49" TV that is several metres away. However, I will take 4k over 1080 on even a 24" computer screen every time.

    That is just me though, your preferences and vision may be different to mine. Same with the monitors. You like multiple screens, I prefer a single larger screen.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    4K vs 8K on a 49" screen across the room is going to have much less of a noticeable difference than 4K vs 1080p on a 24" screen a foot or two away (dancing around the boundary of retina).

    I think an 8K 42" would make a great single monitor for productivity, I just can't imagine driving 8K at idle is very efficient if there aren't software/firmware solutions to recognize non-moving screens.

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