We can digitally capture images at much, much higher resolution than we can hope to display them. Even my giant 27", 2550x1440 monitor is only 3.7 megapixels.

We can digitally capture images at much, much higher resolution than we can hope to display them. Even my giant 27", 2550x1440 monitor is only 3.7 megapixels. Given the importance of photography in modern culture, it's more than a little weird to be so unbalanced. As someone who builds prototype displays, I can tell you, we can always use more bandwidth and more resolution. Even if we just abuse it to play tricks. the interfaces we have today are horrible for high frame rate, 3D, and anything that needs to sync up.