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One problem with high pixel density is that you either have to scale everything up, or everything becomes super tiny. And second problem is that with bad eye si

by z3t4 5y ago

One problem with high pixel density is that you either have to scale everything up, or everything becomes super tiny. And second problem is that with bad eye sight due to aging things get blurry anyway... That 12px font ... I'll just keep buying larger monitors.

davidgay 5y ago
> ... is that with bad eye sight due to aging things get blurry anyway Until they get so blurry that reading glasses are obligatory. And then, suddenly, everything is sharp again and that hi-dpi is nice :)
turdnagel 5y ago
Apple's philosophy around high pixel density is to be able to run at a scale factor of 2. (Or close to 2 on mid-2010s Apple laptops, or sometimes 3, as on newer iPhones.) That way everything is physically the same size, but looks a lot nicer. Mac users running 5k monitors aren't running 5120 x 2880, they're running 2560 x 1440 at 2x.
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redbell 5y ago
Totally agree! > One problem with high pixel density is that you either have to scale everything up The bad news is, as a Windows user, very few apps support scaling (aka DPI awareness). For larger displays, ex: 49" with 5120x1440, you'll take full advantage of every pixel without scaling.
- naoqj 5y ago
  >The bad news is, as a Windows user, very few apps support scaling (aka DPI awareness). That is not true in my experience. Also, for those who don't support it (which by default look blurry) you can enable it in compatibility options and it will generally work well.
- ChuckNorris89 5y ago
  >The bad news is, as a Windows user, very few apps support scaling (aka DPI awareness). Completely false. I've forgotten the last time I encountered an app that wasn't super ancient and didn't support fractional scaling on Windows 10/11. Sometime in 2017 I think.
rconti 5y ago
Sure, but I'm using a 5k2k 40" display. I had to wait ages for it to come out, and it's hardly "retina" quality, but I can't imagine having a significantly taller 49" display with 3/4 of the lines.

by z3t4 5y ago

davidgay 5y ago

> ... is that with bad eye sight due to aging things get blurry anyway Until they get so blurry that reading glasses are obligatory. And then, suddenly, everything is sharp again and that hi-dpi is nice :)

turdnagel 5y ago

Apple's philosophy around high pixel density is to be able to run at a scale factor of 2. (Or close to 2 on mid-2010s Apple laptops, or sometimes 3, as on newer iPhones.) That way everything is physically the same size, but looks a lot nicer. Mac users running 5k monitors aren't running 5120 x 2880, they're running 2560 x 1440 at 2x.

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redbell 5y ago

Totally agree! > One problem with high pixel density is that you either have to scale everything up The bad news is, as a Windows user, very few apps support scaling (aka DPI awareness). For larger displays, ex: 49" with 5120x1440, you'll take full advantage of every pixel without scaling.

naoqj 5y ago
>The bad news is, as a Windows user, very few apps support scaling (aka DPI awareness). That is not true in my experience. Also, for those who don't support it (which by default look blurry) you can enable it in compatibility options and it will generally work well.
ChuckNorris89 5y ago
>The bad news is, as a Windows user, very few apps support scaling (aka DPI awareness). Completely false. I've forgotten the last time I encountered an app that wasn't super ancient and didn't support fractional scaling on Windows 10/11. Sometime in 2017 I think.

rconti 5y ago

Sure, but I'm using a 5k2k 40" display. I had to wait ages for it to come out, and it's hardly "retina" quality, but I can't imagine having a significantly taller 49" display with 3/4 of the lines.