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[–] derry@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago (8 children)

4k ought to be enough for anybody

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (6 children)

1080p is enough for anybody, 4k is fun sometimes though.

[–] derry@midwest.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was goofing on the old legend of Bill Gates saying "640K ought to be enough for anybody.” which is questionable he said it, but that's for another thread, another time.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I appreciated the joke.

I just wanted to make the point that the difference between 1080p and 4k isn't massive, so the extra pixels w/ 8k likewise won't be massive. Going from standard def (480i/p?) to HD was a huge jump, and even 720p to 1080p is a big improvement, but going from 1080p to 4k isn't nearly as big of a leap. We're well into diminishing returns.

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