[Discuss] 4K (or 5K) resolution for Linux desktop

Robert Krawitz rlk at alum.mit.edu
Tue Jan 5 21:51:56 EST 2016


On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 14:09:11 -0500, Rich Pieri wrote:
> If the display is physically large enough to make use of that
> resolution. UHD at less than about 35" at 16:9 and everything will be
> too small to comfortably see without magnifying to compensate. At which
> point the UHD screen is a waste of money.

I don't agree.  Even if you can't easily resolve the individual
pixels, the higher density improves the definition and may allow you
to e. g. use a smaller font or smaller icons and be able to read them
as easily.
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