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[–] artyom@piefed.social -5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'd be surprised if the average person can differentiate 720p and 4k

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I legitimately cannot tell the difference between 1080 and 4k, however I do wear glasses.

But 720 feels like garbage to me.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Depends on the screen size and distance.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

At a typical screen size and distance

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I mean that's vague.

I'd say it depends on the content too. On a computer monitor at typical size/distance? Yeah probably. Small text will look much much better.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't think so. Average TV size: 40-50"? Average distance: 6 feet?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, recall how microscopic TVs used to be not so long ago.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah but I'm not talking about not so long ago, I'm talking about now