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I put you in a room with the same games running in 720,1080,4k,8k resolutions: can you make a difference?
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720 to 1080 to 4K, probably, yeah. They're all pretty drastic when you actually look at images at that resolution. Framerates may trip me up tho.
With the proper TV/monitor, you could no doubt.
In fact, the only situation where I couldn't would be with my old 21 Trinitron VGA crt. It sees some use with my PS3 a couple of days a month. I can't tell between 720p and 1080p on it.
In fact, the only situation where I couldn't would be with my old 21 Trinitron VGA crt. It sees some use with my PS3 a couple of days a month. I can't tell between 720p and 1080p on it.
Used to game on Samsung 78" 4k tv and 2560x1440 looked very bad on it! 4k looked great, but still showed signs of jaggies. Upscaled games to 8k looked the best on a 4k tv!!!
Now i game on a 85" 8k Samsung and there is huge difference between 8k vs 4k. Even when i had 2 tv's side by side native 8k looked noticeably better vs upscaled 8k on a 4k tv. But yea it's pretty easy to tell a difference.
Now i game on a 85" 8k Samsung and there is huge difference between 8k vs 4k. Even when i had 2 tv's side by side native 8k looked noticeably better vs upscaled 8k on a 4k tv. But yea it's pretty easy to tell a difference.
im firmly in the resolution is a massive waste of resources camp but yeah of course. the difference has little value but is very obvious. that's 4x the pixels at each step!
Now, for games that "fake" 4k by actually rendering at like 90% scale or whatever, you'd have to be an obsessive to notice at first glance.
Now, for games that "fake" 4k by actually rendering at like 90% scale or whatever, you'd have to be an obsessive to notice at first glance.
Depends on the screen size and what kind of content is being displayed.
Assuming recommended screen viewing distance...
If it's 3D-render content, I think I could tell the difference between all 4 immediately, regardless of screen size. I find that 3D renders tend to show pixel flaws more easily since there's a Z-axis to the perspective introduced.
If it's 2D render or film content, I'd struggle to tell the difference between 720 and 1080, and between 4K and 8K, on screen sizes up to 30 inches, but I'd be able to tell the difference between 1080 and 4K. Bigger than 30 inch display, I think I'd be able to tell the difference between all 4 again.
I also admit that I don't have any experience with 8K content yet, but based on how I feel confident in discerning the difference, I'm sure I'd be able to see it.
Assuming recommended screen viewing distance...
If it's 3D-render content, I think I could tell the difference between all 4 immediately, regardless of screen size. I find that 3D renders tend to show pixel flaws more easily since there's a Z-axis to the perspective introduced.
If it's 2D render or film content, I'd struggle to tell the difference between 720 and 1080, and between 4K and 8K, on screen sizes up to 30 inches, but I'd be able to tell the difference between 1080 and 4K. Bigger than 30 inch display, I think I'd be able to tell the difference between all 4 again.
I also admit that I don't have any experience with 8K content yet, but based on how I feel confident in discerning the difference, I'm sure I'd be able to see it.
Ive never seen 8K, but could definitely do the others. In fact, just change the resolution on your console as your playing, and you'll see a change in IQ.
If you don't, it's probably your eyesight. Really.
Is this the new "human eyes cant see 60fps"?
If you don't, it's probably your eyesight. Really.
Is this the new "human eyes cant see 60fps"?
2 meters away from a 24" screen? I work on a 24" monitor probably no more than a foot away from my face. No one would play on a screen that size at that distance. You're being intentionally absurd with your argument and it shows you're not being genuine.
This is the wrong question. The right question would be "would you care enough about that difference?". Most "gamers" should be able to tell those differences, specially between 720 to 1080 to 4K. But would most care enough to spend that much more on a new tv?
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I said two meters because a lot of manuals recommend to play two meters away from the screen(as absurd as it looks, many game safety manuals say this). I guess it can feel a lot by modern standars, though when I was a kid I played on much smaller tv screens, so I don't know
I challenge you seeing the difference between 4k and 8k on a 24 inch screen at 2 meters away. Your eyesight is not that good
In terms of inverse-square numbers for info density, I think that kind of difference might actually be impossible to discern. I'd love to see the example in person, though.
Its all about ppi, pixel per inch. Close on a big tv I could see the ppi difference easily. 2 meters away from a 24inch monitor? The ppi is so high from a little rectangle in your vision 1080p and up would be undifferentiable.
I mean, I can tell the difference in that when changing through quality options on super compressed Youtube lol.
Jokes aside, it's a big difference between 720 to 1080 to 4K, but anything within 1800p to 4K is hard for me to really tell. 1440p is honestly perfect for me.
Jokes aside, it's a big difference between 720 to 1080 to 4K, but anything within 1800p to 4K is hard for me to really tell. 1440p is honestly perfect for me.
720p > 1080p, and 1080p>4k are both massive jumps and incredibly obvious.
No idea about 8k. Think that'll be heavily dependent on setup and a lot of people would find it hard to notice. 2m from a 24 inch screen? Not a chance I would notice.
No idea about 8k. Think that'll be heavily dependent on setup and a lot of people would find it hard to notice. 2m from a 24 inch screen? Not a chance I would notice.
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I can tell the difference between Amazon Prime's 4k and 1080p streams on my 65" at 2 meters.
I doubt most people can in a 24" screen.
I doubt most people can in a 24" screen.
