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A new study published in Nature by University of Cambridge researchers just dropped a pixelated bomb on the entire Ultra-HD market, but as anyone with myopia can tell you, if you take your glasses off, even SD still looks pretty good :)

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[โ€“] Hackworth@piefed.ca 144 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (23 children)

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I can pretty confidently say that 4k is noticeable if you're sitting close to a big tv. I don't know that 8k would ever really be noticeable, unless the screen is strapped to your face, a la VR. For most cases, 1080p is fine, and there are other factors that start to matter way more than resolution after HD. Bit-rate, compression type, dynamic range, etc.

[โ€“] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

Good to know that pretty much anything looks fine on my TV, at typical viewing distances.

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