• qyron@sopuli.xyz
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    2 years ago

    Mind if I ask something?

    What is the origin of always wanting higher and higher definitions lately?

    It comes to a point where it makes no objective difference between resolutions for the human eye.

    And I’ve seen TVs advertised as being “sharper and brighter than real life”. The only thing the image made for me was getting my eyes sore after staring at the screen for a few seconds.

    I’m still from the time when the graphics on the cover were better than the actual graphics and that is something I don’t miss but come on… when is enough enough?

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      2 years ago

      It’s easier to sell honestly. It’s a concept most people understand at a base level at least so it’s marketable.

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      2 years ago

      The origin for me are the guys who generally demand that the SD should have higher resolution than 720p-800p (approximately).

      I personally think the display PPI is good enough in the original Steam Deck. So I wouldn’t raise the resolution a lot. Especially when some games struggle to keep 30 FPS.

      Of course, the eye to display distance matters a lot for this and that’s a bit more subjective.

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      2 years ago

      At first it made sense because it gave you more detail but I think 1080p or 1440p is the perfect resolution for consuming media from a monitor or television.

      For VR headsets I think it makes more sense because you need more pixel density