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Whatever. It’s not the number of pixels, it’s the pixel density that’s important. Higher density is what is going to make text and pictures better. At 39″, that

by mproud 13y ago

Whatever. It’s not the number of pixels, it’s the pixel density that’s important. Higher density is what is going to make text and pictures better. At 39″, that’s 113 ppi. Anyone can rig up a multi-monitor display setup with higher ppi. The only advancement is one physical screen that a good number of GPUs can’t take advantage of. For comparison, my Retina 13″ MacBook Pro has 2560x1440, 2.5K (or really ⅔ 4K) but at 227 ppi.

harpastum 13y ago
The real factor is pixels per degree of your vision, not ppi. Viewing distance range with phones and laptops is pretty limited (an arm's length), but with a monitor you can simply move it farther away on the desk to increase the perceived pixel density. Of course, moving the monitor farther away also makes the perceived monitor size smaller. since PPI and distance can be traded one for the other, what ends up mattering is the total resolution. 4k is a lot of pixels.
mhd 13y ago
For programming, pixel density will probably just get me smoother fonts. Previously it might have gotten me more lines of fonts, as I could've reduced the font size will maintaining readability. But I think I've reached a limit there, where further decreasing the point size just hurts. And honestly, with your usual fare of monochromatic fonts and current font smoothing tech, I'm quite okay even with "just" 1900x1200 resolution. For other stuff, sure, more pixels won't hurt. Reading PDF at high ppi devices is a joy. But getting back to programming, I wonder how I'd cope with a 39" display. At the same position where my monitors are now, I could probably replace two with just the one. With two monitors my viewing angle is too wide anyway, so again I'd mostly use either one half of the screen for lots of stuff while paused videos and web pages occupy the rest, or just push everything to the sides and focus on the center. Maybe TekWar had it right...

by mproud 13y ago

harpastum 13y ago

The real factor is pixels per degree of your vision, not ppi. Viewing distance range with phones and laptops is pretty limited (an arm's length), but with a monitor you can simply move it farther away on the desk to increase the perceived pixel density. Of course, moving the monitor farther away also makes the perceived monitor size smaller. since PPI and distance can be traded one for the other, what ends up mattering is the total resolution. 4k is a lot of pixels.

mhd 13y ago

For programming, pixel density will probably just get me smoother fonts. Previously it might have gotten me more lines of fonts, as I could've reduced the font size will maintaining readability. But I think I've reached a limit there, where further decreasing the point size just hurts. And honestly, with your usual fare of monochromatic fonts and current font smoothing tech, I'm quite okay even with "just" 1900x1200 resolution. For other stuff, sure, more pixels won't hurt. Reading PDF at high ppi devices is a joy. But getting back to programming, I wonder how I'd cope with a 39" display. At the same position where my monitors are now, I could probably replace two with just the one. With two monitors my viewing angle is too wide anyway, so again I'd mostly use either one half of the screen for lots of stuff while paused videos and web pages occupy the rest, or just push everything to the sides and focus on the center. Maybe TekWar had it right...