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3840x2160 resolution on a mobile screen seems just plain dumb and wasteful to me, and I have really exceptionally good vision. Even on a 27" monitor I can just

3840x2160 resolution on a mobile screen seems just plain dumb and wasteful to me, and I have really exceptionally good vision. Even on a 27" monitor I can just barely see the pixels at that res.

Someone1234 3y ago
I don't know what you're responding to? This isn't moving anyone new to 4K, just making 4K more efficient when it is utilized.
- pixelpoet 3y ago
  The very first sentence in the article (summary) is about 4k video, and it's supposedly something mobile users are whining about: > With the rise of 4K video, the AV1 codec is becoming popular for better quality on Android devices. So I don't get why people are putting themselves in that situation in the first place. It's like choosing to use a fork to row a boat and then going waaaahhhh this isn't working very well... no shit, wrong tool for the job.
Wowfunhappy 3y ago
I agree, but with an important caveat: Youtube's 1080p streams are over-compressed. I have a 1080p projector, but 4K Youtube videos still look noticeably better due to the higher bitrate. Admittedly this is on a huge projector and not a phone. I don't watch enough Youtube videos on my phone to know if it would matter there.
- sp332 3y ago
  They added a high-bitrate 1080p option on some videos for YouTube Premium subscribers.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - Wowfunhappy 3y ago
    That's nice, but a little odd that it's paywalled when the 4K option is not.
    - kevincox 3y ago
      There is a small benefit as some videos have "enhanced 1080” but no higher resolutions.
  - rasz 3y ago
    Afair Apple users also get those higher bitrates by default, for free.
pxeboot 3y ago
They will use the same codec for a variety of resolutions and bitrates. The article mentioned most devices supporting 720p30. It likely vastly simplifies their backend to use one codec for everything.
xnx 3y ago
My phone screen pixels often occupy a larger angle of my vision than my 4k TV on account of being less than a foot from my face instead of 10 feet away.

3840x2160 resolution on a mobile screen seems just plain dumb and wasteful to me, and I have really exceptionally good vision. Even on a 27" monitor I can just barely see the pixels at that res.

Someone1234 3y ago

I don't know what you're responding to? This isn't moving anyone new to 4K, just making 4K more efficient when it is utilized.

pixelpoet 3y ago
The very first sentence in the article (summary) is about 4k video, and it's supposedly something mobile users are whining about: > With the rise of 4K video, the AV1 codec is becoming popular for better quality on Android devices. So I don't get why people are putting themselves in that situation in the first place. It's like choosing to use a fork to row a boat and then going waaaahhhh this isn't working very well... no shit, wrong tool for the job.

Wowfunhappy 3y ago

I agree, but with an important caveat: Youtube's 1080p streams are over-compressed. I have a 1080p projector, but 4K Youtube videos still look noticeably better due to the higher bitrate. Admittedly this is on a huge projector and not a phone. I don't watch enough Youtube videos on my phone to know if it would matter there.

sp332 3y ago
They added a high-bitrate 1080p option on some videos for YouTube Premium subscribers.
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- Wowfunhappy 3y ago
  That's nice, but a little odd that it's paywalled when the 4K option is not.
  - kevincox 3y ago
    There is a small benefit as some videos have "enhanced 1080” but no higher resolutions.
- rasz 3y ago
  Afair Apple users also get those higher bitrates by default, for free.

pxeboot 3y ago

They will use the same codec for a variety of resolutions and bitrates. The article mentioned most devices supporting 720p30. It likely vastly simplifies their backend to use one codec for everything.

xnx 3y ago

My phone screen pixels often occupy a larger angle of my vision than my 4k TV on account of being less than a foot from my face instead of 10 feet away.