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I am on a pair of 1080p’s. I stare at text all day. What is the benefit of upgrading to 4K?

• acdha 4y ago
  The 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 ago
    Nope, not at all. Maybe it is one of those things where, once you switch to 4K, you can’t got back.
    • acdha 4y ago
      Quite 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 ago
      I 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 ago
  Your 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 ago
  I 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.
• tbrownaw 4y ago
  I tend to have most of my things half-maximized, so the same width as a 1080 but twice the vertical space. Generally three half-screens like that with vs code or a browser or whatever, and then the last half has a bunch of smaller overlapping utilities (terminal, notes, chat, etc). I don't generally maximize windows across a whole screen except for word (~8 document pages on-screen at once) and visio.