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0 pointsoefrha5y ago0 comments

Retina displays. Not sure they were hyped (depends on the definition of hype of course), but I could never set my eyes on regular low DPI displays (e.g. 1080p at 27’’) again, ever, after working with one for a few days.

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Rapzid5y ago

Having just upgraded to a 4k 27" I have to agree and am left wondering why I've been sticking to 1080p 24" non-HDR for the past few years.. But the monitors are more mainstream now..

Have a 24" 1080p second screen which is good for checking content on, and it really just keeps reinforcing how good hdpi is.

elliekelly5y ago

Earlier this week I turned on an old MacBook Pro (circa 2010ish) and I couldn't believe we ever used to stare at such pixelated screens!

tehlike5y ago

I bought a lenovo legion with 1080p screen after having used a macbook for a long time. I had to return it. It was fairly disturbing to read text even on a small screen such as a laptop screen.

I ended up getting Gigabyte Aero 15 with 4K display. It was a great decision.

stplsd5y ago

I don't understand this. 1080p on 15 screen is still pretty decent, I think Windows by default set scaling on such ppi.

tehlike5y ago

4k does make a difference if you are reading text, or doing coding.

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medlyyy5y ago

You're also closer to a laptop screen. After using a 14" 1080p laptop I definitely would never go lower than 1440p at that size again.

LocalPCGuy5y ago

I personally immediately go into settings to get the maximum space out of a screen rather than using it at retina resolutions (for computer displays, not phone size). I guess I just prefer more pixels to prettier ones.

m4635y ago

I agree, with one caveat - some old software just makes everything super-tiny.

It's a little like when widescreen monitors came out and people were trying to figure out how to play their 4x3 games.

majewsky5y ago

I was hit hard by this when I casually booted up Warcraft 3 in a fit of nostalgia and realized the only resolution options were 800x600 and 1024x768.

IshKebab5y ago

How has nobody said "the iPhone". Hell it was called the Jesus phone before it came out. You don't get more hyped than that but it definitely lived up to it.

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Rapzid5y ago

Having just upgraded to a 4k 27" I have to agree and am left wondering why I've been sticking to 1080p 24" non-HDR for the past few years.. But the monitors are more mainstream now..

Have a 24" 1080p second screen which is good for checking content on, and it really just keeps reinforcing how good hdpi is.

elliekelly5y ago

Earlier this week I turned on an old MacBook Pro (circa 2010ish) and I couldn't believe we ever used to stare at such pixelated screens!

tehlike5y ago

I bought a lenovo legion with 1080p screen after having used a macbook for a long time. I had to return it. It was fairly disturbing to read text even on a small screen such as a laptop screen.

I ended up getting Gigabyte Aero 15 with 4K display. It was a great decision.

stplsd5y ago

I don't understand this. 1080p on 15 screen is still pretty decent, I think Windows by default set scaling on such ppi.

tehlike5y ago

4k does make a difference if you are reading text, or doing coding.

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medlyyy5y ago

You're also closer to a laptop screen. After using a 14" 1080p laptop I definitely would never go lower than 1440p at that size again.

LocalPCGuy5y ago

m4635y ago

I agree, with one caveat - some old software just makes everything super-tiny.

It's a little like when widescreen monitors came out and people were trying to figure out how to play their 4x3 games.

majewsky5y ago

I was hit hard by this when I casually booted up Warcraft 3 in a fit of nostalgia and realized the only resolution options were 800x600 and 1024x768.

IshKebab5y ago

How has nobody said "the iPhone". Hell it was called the Jesus phone before it came out. You don't get more hyped than that but it definitely lived up to it.

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