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Pixels are nothing without the corresponding physical real estate imo

by llampx 5y ago

orangecat 5y ago
Reading text is far more pleasant at high DPI, especially with proper scaling which you don't get at 27" 4k.
eyelidlessness 5y ago
This is why I have a comically large 43” 4k which I operate at 1x. It’s roughly the same density as a 27” at 1440. High DPI is nice and all, but I’ll take more space to work over pixel density any day.
- ansible 5y ago
  I just have a 42in LG TV that I use as my main work monitor. It was around $220 a few years ago. After working out the kinks with using it (because a TV is not a monitor), it's been pretty good. I also position it further away from me than I would a normal monitor. In part, that is because I would otherwise see some dimming around the edges due to the viewing angle. And also because focusing further away works better (getting old can sometimes be inconvenient). It is just 60Hz, so you might not want to use it for gaming, though there are higher refresh TVs out there these days. Of course you have to dig through the marketing fluff to see if they are a true 120Hz panel or not.
  - eyelidlessness 5y ago
    Yeah mine is actually an IPS panel. Also 60Hz, but the viewing angles are great. I do have mine set back a bit more than my previous 27", but the more important adjustment I needed to make was to set it 6-8" lower. Before that, I only felt comfortable working on the bottom half of the screen.
can16358p 5y ago
While I also prefer small UI and more real estate with more pixels, even without real estate change a high DPI "retina" 2x and a regular DPI has a difference of night and day for me. But yes when I have the option I tend to choose the smaller UI settings too.
throwaway684936 5y ago
Personally I'm entirely uninterested in having enough real estate to have 100 different things on screen at once. I'm very interested in razor sharp, highly-detailed typography and image display. Image quality over quantity. That's the appeal. 4k is almost there, but not quite. 5k is perfect.

Pixels are nothing without the corresponding physical real estate imo

by llampx 5y ago

Pixels are nothing without the corresponding physical real estate imo

orangecat 5y ago

Reading text is far more pleasant at high DPI, especially with proper scaling which you don't get at 27" 4k.

eyelidlessness 5y ago

This is why I have a comically large 43” 4k which I operate at 1x. It’s roughly the same density as a 27” at 1440. High DPI is nice and all, but I’ll take more space to work over pixel density any day.

ansible 5y ago
I just have a 42in LG TV that I use as my main work monitor. It was around $220 a few years ago. After working out the kinks with using it (because a TV is not a monitor), it's been pretty good. I also position it further away from me than I would a normal monitor. In part, that is because I would otherwise see some dimming around the edges due to the viewing angle. And also because focusing further away works better (getting old can sometimes be inconvenient). It is just 60Hz, so you might not want to use it for gaming, though there are higher refresh TVs out there these days. Of course you have to dig through the marketing fluff to see if they are a true 120Hz panel or not.
- eyelidlessness 5y ago
  Yeah mine is actually an IPS panel. Also 60Hz, but the viewing angles are great. I do have mine set back a bit more than my previous 27", but the more important adjustment I needed to make was to set it 6-8" lower. Before that, I only felt comfortable working on the bottom half of the screen.

can16358p 5y ago

While I also prefer small UI and more real estate with more pixels, even without real estate change a high DPI "retina" 2x and a regular DPI has a difference of night and day for me. But yes when I have the option I tend to choose the smaller UI settings too.

throwaway684936 5y ago

Personally I'm entirely uninterested in having enough real estate to have 100 different things on screen at once. I'm very interested in razor sharp, highly-detailed typography and image display. Image quality over quantity. That's the appeal. 4k is almost there, but not quite. 5k is perfect.