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I haven't bought a non-4K monitor in over 6 years. I honestly don't know anyone who is still using 1080p monitors as daily drivers if they are also using the ma
by krisroadruck 4y ago
I haven't bought a non-4K monitor in over 6 years. I honestly don't know anyone who is still using 1080p monitors as daily drivers if they are also using the machine for productivity or media work. But your point is not invalid.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoAt my job we all got 1080p monitors for dev work.
- qayxc 4y agoYou poor souls. I couldn't imagine going back to 1080p for dev work.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoThat's how cheap European tech companies are.
- krisroadruck 4y ago@ChuckNorris89 man... why do they hate their devs? That's just mean =/ Hopefully they don't have you all on a bunch of $400 dell optiplexes too. Pouring one out for you brother.
- pprotas 4y agohttps://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw... > 60% of Steam users have a 1080p monitor as their primary display
- interstice 4y agoHow recently have they upgraded
- Nullabillity 4y agoWhat motivation is there to upgrade? Even if you're replacing the PC itself completely there's not much of a reason to not just reuse the old screen.
- thfuran 4y agoHow about not wanting to be able to see the pixels anymore?
- alyandon 4y agoApparently, I'm a real oddball with my dual 2408WFP setup: 1920 x 1200 0.70% +0.01%
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoI was rocking that for many years.
- alyandon 4y agoI'm really going to be unhappy when one of them finally gives out and I have to replace them - amazing S-PVA panels. :(
- cma 4y agoUsers on cheap internet cafe PCs get counted per user instead of per computer.
- IntelMiner 4y agoHi, I use a pair of 1080p monitors on my primary machine. Both for work, leisure and my hobby of video editing for youtube videos
- bryanlarsen 4y agoModern games let you set separate rendering and display resolutions so you can get most of the benefit of a 4k display without requiring a video card that can render every pixel. The new upscaling techs address really good.
- dvngnt_ 4y ago1440p gang
- tbrownaw 4y agoOn in-office days I'm stuck with a pair of 1080p (at home, yes it's a pair of 4k). It's kind of annoying.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoI understand when people sont want to spend their own money on displays, but as a business you wre literally loosing money by using substandard equipment, research shows its around 10% of salary, much more than a monitor costs
- lazide 4y agoDifferent budget line items. Silly huh?
- goosedragons 4y ago1440p monitors aren't that expensive either and for a lot of people 4K at 100% scaling is too small to be comfortable at a typical 27" size. For PC gaming a high refresh rate 1080p or 1440p display is a better buy than a 60Hz 4K one at roughly the same price.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoHigh refresh rate displays are very pleasant to use even if you are just doing non-gaming. They are legitimate conoetition to 4K
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoStill using my old Dell 1440p 27" monitor to edit my 4k youtube videos. I briefly considered buying a 4k monitor this year but I spent my money on a NAS instead. I use three monitors on my desktop, the other two being 1080p. I use the 27" for my main monitor and the others are for docs and videos. I haven't bought a monitor in like 10 years because these things just keep on going. I do have a 4k monitor and work and its nice but does not feel significantly different from my old 1440p monitor. If I had more money I probably wouldn't think much about an upgrade but I work for a tech non profit and live in the Bay Area so I am not out buying new stuff that often. The NAS was a long needed upgrade to serve as a backup for my important media!
- anthomtb 4y agoI am on a pair of 1080p’s. I stare at text all day. What is the benefit of upgrading to 4K?
- acdha 4y agoThe text isn’t fuzzy? I have a work-provided 1080p display and it’s really noticeable switching between that and a Retina display unless I’m across the room, even without my glasses.
- anthomtb 4y agoNope, not at all. Maybe it is one of those things where, once you switch to 4K, you can’t got back.
- acdha 4y agoQuite possibly. I do this multiple times a week and it’s quite noticeable but that’s definitely after training my baseline expectations. I have found it seems to be better for eye strain but that’s a single anecdote, not science.
- E39M5S62 4y agoI was on ~100dpi monitors for years. I just picked up a 26" 4k Dell for a steal - it's noticably more crisp than my 1440p screens. I'm not getting rid of my 1200p and 1440p screens on my workstation, but ... 4k is nice.
- giantrobot 4y agoYour text can be much sharper and easier on the eyes. Newer displays also can have much better dynamic range which also improves text readability.
- FpUser 4y agoI run single 30" 4K monitor at 100% scaling. Main reason for 4K is - I usually have 2-3 editing windows arranged side by side when coding. It fits a lot of text vertically and I like that. As an extra benefit: I am a sucker for good photos and viewing those on large 4K is way better in my opinion. 4K Youtube and Netflix also looks better.
- cammikebrown 4y ago144Hz is way more important to me than resolution. I have a 4K TV I can hook my computer up to if I really want.
- Gigachad 4y agoThese days 4k 144hz screens are pretty affordable and good. I picked one up recently because I couldn't stand less than 4k to use while programming. But I agree in games it's not the biggest difference.
- scarface74 4y agoThis is so out of touch with reality it might as well be “do people still watch TV? I haven’t owned a TV in 10 years”