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But is it game over for 8K on the PC, too?

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[โ€“] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The screen size needed for 8K to make a difference doesn't fit in a typical living room.

[โ€“] mrnobody@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

That's kind of what I'm getting at. Once you hit a certain size, it only makes sense to have a certain resolution. I know jumping from 65" to 85" made all my Plex content "blurry" bc it wasn't good enough quality/bitrate. Reripping BD and 4K BD used h.265 and 12-15GB/hr per UHD file was way better!

Idk what 8K looks like, but for those new 98"+ displays, I wouldn't go any bigger unless 8K. 42-50" Max FHD, I would say 85" Max UHD. You can't really sit any further in a LR, so being that close I'd want it that way. Plus, it'd require the faster refresh rate to not look so bad moving over that much surface area.

I'm just excited for PeLED or PeNC (Perovskite LED / Nano Crystal). ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคฏ sorry, off topic...