NelvisAlfredo t1_it8wgos wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Reply to comment by MoltresRising in 8K Industry Faces Challenge with New EU Regulatory Ruling by SalmonellaTizz

It is likely other advancements like high dynamic range or local dimming that are making the difference for her. Basically at a pretty standard 10ft TV viewing distance the screen would have to be ungodly huge for her to see the difference in pure resolution.

MoltresRising t1_it8wnqa wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:04 PM

Article with a scientific study on this?

auctorel t1_it90uf7 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:32 PM

Table in this article with distance you have to be to be able to tell the difference

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2017/11/01/when-a-4k-tv-looks-just-like-a-1080p-tv/

It really is pretty ridiculously close

shifty_coder t1_ita0uoz wrote on October 22, 2022 at 1:05 AM

I’d go with LTT’s input over some tech journalist’s on Forbes’

QueefBuscemi t1_it90jfb wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:30 PM

Someone test this man's wife in laboratory conditions!

GibsonMaestro t1_it90gvh wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:29 PM

They are plentiful and easy to find. /uNelvisAlfredo is speaking the truth, and it should be common knowledge by now.

A mid range 1080p plasma will kick the crap out of any non HDR LCD/LED tv in terms of contrast, color accuracy, and refresh rate.

HDR is a game changer, however.

thefinalcutdown t1_it943lp wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:54 PM

Very much this. I happen to have both a low-end 4K tv for general viewing and a top-of-the-line (at the time) 1080p plasma for “movie night” viewing. There’s absolutely no comparison. The plasma is miles and miles ahead in every way. Contrast and black levels make way more of a difference than resolution, but that’s harder to market to the general public. I have above average vision (close to 20:10) so I can see a slight difference in the resolutions at 10-12ft viewing distances but that’s minuscule in comparison to the areas in which the plasma excels.

ETA: the low-end 4K is 50” and the plasma is 60”