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This 'low-res' comment makes no sense, I'll never go back to 1080p, but 2256x1504 is plenty IMO for text (I live in a CLI all day pretty much).

gorjusborg 5y ago
Especially on a 13" screen. I have an XPS 13 with a 4k screen and I never use it at native resolution undocked because I'd need a magnifying glass to read anything on it.
- sneak 5y ago
  You're always using it at native resolution, you're just adjusting your renderer settings. Nobody's saying your fonts should be tiny. I'm saying they should be rendered in high resolution. I have the same computer and display. I run it at 4k native but nothing is small, no magnifying glass required.
  - gorjusborg 5y ago
    > You're always using it at native resolution, you're just adjusting your renderer settings. No, when I wrote 'native resolution' I meant 1:1 pixel mapping, which is pretty obvious by context. Nobody has a laptop with a CRT on it these days.
- toastal 5y ago
  That's been the unfortunate part: "do you want 4K or 1080?" has been the question for the longest part without consideration that many people want something in between--hiDPI without going into sizing where you can't tell the different. I have only had 4K screens (15", 14", & 13") since 2015 and can't handle 1080, but I don't want the wasted battery from 4K on smaller sizes.
sneak 5y ago
Once you get used to 220+ ppi, it's very difficult to go back. I even don't like my 218ppi displays that much, they are a little fuzzy compared to my 300+ ppi displays. It's not a matter of opinion what is "low" or "high" when dealing with integers for resolution. It's evident that you think a low-res (by 2022 market options) display is sufficient. That's fine, but it doesn't make it high res. There are people who think an analog serial console with 24 lines and 80 columns is sufficient resolution for text. That's not what's being discussed: simply the resolution of the display in the computer. It's low by modern laptop standards.

gorjusborg 5y ago

Especially on a 13" screen. I have an XPS 13 with a 4k screen and I never use it at native resolution undocked because I'd need a magnifying glass to read anything on it.

sneak 5y ago
You're always using it at native resolution, you're just adjusting your renderer settings. Nobody's saying your fonts should be tiny. I'm saying they should be rendered in high resolution. I have the same computer and display. I run it at 4k native but nothing is small, no magnifying glass required.
- gorjusborg 5y ago
  > You're always using it at native resolution, you're just adjusting your renderer settings. No, when I wrote 'native resolution' I meant 1:1 pixel mapping, which is pretty obvious by context. Nobody has a laptop with a CRT on it these days.
toastal 5y ago
That's been the unfortunate part: "do you want 4K or 1080?" has been the question for the longest part without consideration that many people want something in between--hiDPI without going into sizing where you can't tell the different. I have only had 4K screens (15", 14", & 13") since 2015 and can't handle 1080, but I don't want the wasted battery from 4K on smaller sizes.

sneak 5y ago

Once you get used to 220+ ppi, it's very difficult to go back. I even don't like my 218ppi displays that much, they are a little fuzzy compared to my 300+ ppi displays. It's not a matter of opinion what is "low" or "high" when dealing with integers for resolution. It's evident that you think a low-res (by 2022 market options) display is sufficient. That's fine, but it doesn't make it high res. There are people who think an analog serial console with 24 lines and 80 columns is sufficient resolution for text. That's not what's being discussed: simply the resolution of the display in the computer. It's low by modern laptop standards.