A New Study Shows That Most People Are Unable to Perceive the Difference of 8K on a Smaller Screen Unless They Are Extremely Close to It

[Peter_Brosdahl]

8K has had about as much popularity as a lead balloon since its arrival around ten years ago, but for those still interested in it, the basic rule is to go big or go home.

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[Brian_B]

Didn't they do the same thing with 4K as well?

 

[MadMummy76]

This reminds of the stupid misconception that was widespread in the 90s / 2000s. That if you buy a larger TV you must sit proportionally further away from it. Which ofc. would completely defeat the purpose of the larger screen. There were even charts for this nonsense, that said how many feet further you have to move for every inch of screen size or something like that.

 

[Riccochet]

Didn't they do the same thing with 4K as well?

Depends on the size of the display.

I have both 1440 and 4K 32" monitors. I've played games on both. I can't tell a difference other than lower FPS on the 4K

 

[Riccochet]

This reminds of the stupid misconception that was widespread in the 90s / 2000s. That if you buy a larger TV you must sit proportionally further away from it. Which ofc. would completely defeat the purpose of the larger screen. There were even charts for this nonsense, that said how many feet further you have to move for every inch of screen size or something like that.

Yeah, back when standard definition 480x720 was a thing. The larger the screen the larger those pixels became the worse it looked up close.

 

[sdifox]

This reminds of the stupid misconception that was widespread in the 90s / 2000s. That if you buy a larger TV you must sit proportionally further away from it. Which ofc. would completely defeat the purpose of the larger screen. There were even charts for this nonsense, that said how many feet further you have to move for every inch of screen size or something like that.

It's not nonesense, it's about field of view.

Field of view - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MadMummy76]

It's not nonesense, it's about field of view.

Field of view - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yes they used FOV to justify it and it was / is nonsense. Think about it. What is the benefit of a bigger screen if you view it from a distance so it appears the same size as a smaller one?

 

[MadMummy76]

Yeah, back when standard definition 480x720 was a thing. The larger the screen the larger those pixels became the worse it looked up close.

Except individual pixels weren't really discernible on a CRT or a Projector screen. And the distances were ridiculous like 10 feet for a 27" and such.

 

[sdifox]

Yes they used FOV to justify it and it was / is nonsense. Think about it. What is the benefit of a bigger screen if you view it from a distance so it appears the same size as a smaller one?

You sit closer you would need to pan your head to watch the whole screen. and no, it wasn't 10ft for 27"

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