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Really though? I'm on a 4K 27" monitor right now and I can see no edges or pixelation. I'm not really sure what higher resolution would do. Honestly for the

Really though? I'm on a 4K 27" monitor right now and I can see no edges or pixelation. I'm not really sure what higher resolution would do. Honestly for the work I'm doing I'd struggle to justify a move to OLED (this is IPS), but at least there'd be a reason. I don't get what the point of ever higher resolutions is when I can't tell the difference. Sure, someone will say "you can't see the difference but I can", but at that resolution I'm very skeptical.

csnweb 4y ago
If you have a 5k 27 inch screen directly next to it you will see a difference, but it’s not huge and I agree that 4k at 27 inches is sufficient from a pixel density perspective. But the scaling is not so nice, 5k at 27 inches allows integer scaling and getting a reasonable size out of it. Same for 6k at 32 inches or more for even bigger screens. I am waiting for the 6k dell mentioned above as well.
awoimbee 4y ago
I think a good reference is Apple's "retina" brand [1]. For a 27" monitor to be (basic) retina it must be 5K. But yes, there are diminishing returns and resolution isn't everything (I've tried terrible 4K monitors...). [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_display https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_display
Kon5ole 4y ago
The point of higher resolutions is bigger screens with the same quality. I was able to snag a 8k 55" tv for USD ~1000 a couple of years ago and it's absolutely glorious as a monitor. Basically it functions as 4 4k monitors in one unified canvas. When I sit down to work, most of my field of view is screen real-estate. I can have several pages of code vertically surrounded by handfuls of terminal windows and reference material, and it's all perfectly crisp since it's 8K on only 55". I think we are basically brainwashed when it comes to monitors. Monitors grow a few pixels in resolution and a few inches in size every decade or so, and I've heard the argument repeated - "I got a 21" (22", 24", 27") screen, it's nice but that's as big as I want to go". Somehow when a new few inches larger becomes the norm in the market, everyone thinks that's OK too. I think most knowledge workers would get hooked on 55" within a few hours of using it. I know I was. Unfortunately this TV seems to have been a bit of an anomaly. The market today is filled with worse products costing more money. :( LG was able to make this and ship it everywhere in the world for sub-1000 usd years ago. The technology exists and is not expensive, it just needs to be set free!

csnweb 4y ago

If you have a 5k 27 inch screen directly next to it you will see a difference, but it’s not huge and I agree that 4k at 27 inches is sufficient from a pixel density perspective. But the scaling is not so nice, 5k at 27 inches allows integer scaling and getting a reasonable size out of it. Same for 6k at 32 inches or more for even bigger screens. I am waiting for the 6k dell mentioned above as well.

awoimbee 4y ago

I think a good reference is Apple's "retina" brand [1]. For a 27" monitor to be (basic) retina it must be 5K. But yes, there are diminishing returns and resolution isn't everything (I've tried terrible 4K monitors...). [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_display https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_display

Kon5ole 4y ago

The point of higher resolutions is bigger screens with the same quality. I was able to snag a 8k 55" tv for USD ~1000 a couple of years ago and it's absolutely glorious as a monitor. Basically it functions as 4 4k monitors in one unified canvas. When I sit down to work, most of my field of view is screen real-estate. I can have several pages of code vertically surrounded by handfuls of terminal windows and reference material, and it's all perfectly crisp since it's 8K on only 55". I think we are basically brainwashed when it comes to monitors. Monitors grow a few pixels in resolution and a few inches in size every decade or so, and I've heard the argument repeated - "I got a 21" (22", 24", 27") screen, it's nice but that's as big as I want to go". Somehow when a new few inches larger becomes the norm in the market, everyone thinks that's OK too. I think most knowledge workers would get hooked on 55" within a few hours of using it. I know I was. Unfortunately this TV seems to have been a bit of an anomaly. The market today is filled with worse products costing more money. :( LG was able to make this and ship it everywhere in the world for sub-1000 usd years ago. The technology exists and is not expensive, it just needs to be set free!