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I currently have XPS 15 with 4k screen and I can easily see pixels, so 14 should be a little better. There is also the feeling that it is 2021 and should I stil

I currently have XPS 15 with 4k screen and I can easily see pixels, so 14 should be a little better. There is also the feeling that it is 2021 and should I still be seeing pixels? I think crisp high resolution view is much better for the eyes and feels more natural. I am also almost always within reach of a mains socket, so I don't particularly care about battery life, just that I can move the machine from one place to another easily.

abreis 6y ago
4K at 15" is 294 dpi. I'm very surprised to hear that you can see pixels at that density at a normal laptop screen viewing distance. My laptop is 'only' at 226dpi (16") and I can't see pixels unless I bring my nose to the screen.
- adrusi 6y ago
  I think different people mean different things by "see the pixels." I can't imagine being able to see individual pixels on a 15" 4k display at laptop distances, but I can imagine being able to notice minor distortions in the outlines of text, or more discomfort than necessary when reading small text, as a result of lower pixel densities. That could be reasonably described as seeing the pixels.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  My iPhone has ~320dpi and I can't see pixels at non-ridculous viewing distances. I don't know what GP's viewing distance habits or eyes are like but for me, considering laptop viewing distance is probably like twice that of smartphones, I can't imagine a 15" 4K laptop being anything but overkill.
postalrat 6y ago
Do you use any sort of desktop scaling? I'd hope not if you can "easily" see pixels. I'd imagine anyone who can "easily" see 4k pixels on a 15" screen would have text characters around 1mm tall.
Koshkin 6y ago
I love pixels. Seeing them reminds me that I am in front of a computer and not a TV. Same as a car that smells a bit of oil/gasoline. Feels like a real car.
- ddingus 6y ago
  Same. I enjoy the much higher resolution displays, but rarely get more out of them.
staticelf 6y ago
> I currently have XPS 15 with 4k screen and I can easily see pixels Bullshit. Unless you literally push your face close to the monitor and view it from a normal viewing distance, you won't be able to see the pixels.

abreis 6y ago

4K at 15" is 294 dpi. I'm very surprised to hear that you can see pixels at that density at a normal laptop screen viewing distance. My laptop is 'only' at 226dpi (16") and I can't see pixels unless I bring my nose to the screen.

adrusi 6y ago
I think different people mean different things by "see the pixels." I can't imagine being able to see individual pixels on a 15" 4k display at laptop distances, but I can imagine being able to notice minor distortions in the outlines of text, or more discomfort than necessary when reading small text, as a result of lower pixel densities. That could be reasonably described as seeing the pixels.
read_if_gay_ 6y ago
My iPhone has ~320dpi and I can't see pixels at non-ridculous viewing distances. I don't know what GP's viewing distance habits or eyes are like but for me, considering laptop viewing distance is probably like twice that of smartphones, I can't imagine a 15" 4K laptop being anything but overkill.

postalrat 6y ago

Do you use any sort of desktop scaling? I'd hope not if you can "easily" see pixels. I'd imagine anyone who can "easily" see 4k pixels on a 15" screen would have text characters around 1mm tall.

Koshkin 6y ago

I love pixels. Seeing them reminds me that I am in front of a computer and not a TV. Same as a car that smells a bit of oil/gasoline. Feels like a real car.

ddingus 6y ago
Same. I enjoy the much higher resolution displays, but rarely get more out of them.

staticelf 6y ago

> I currently have XPS 15 with 4k screen and I can easily see pixels Bullshit. Unless you literally push your face close to the monitor and view it from a normal viewing distance, you won't be able to see the pixels.