[video source vs monitor resolution] Can somebody explain why a 1080p/full HD video can look great on my 42 inch 4K TV screen (no upscaling!)? (piefed.blahaj.zone)

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Isn't a full HD resolution ( 1920 x 1080 ) almost four times less pixels than 4K ( 3840 x 2160 )? I think I understand that a higher bit depth gives me more information per pixel, resulting in for instance less banding, but I still expected my 1080p 10-bit video files to look very soft and literally low-res.

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[-] Knoxer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

So the very basic is that 1080p is a great resolution no matter how much they want to force everyone in thinking 4k should be the minimum to sell more hardware.

[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks! I'm starting to realize that too, since yesterday, when I played a 1080p Blu-ray remux of Breaking Bad on the same 42 inch 4K monitor, it looked amazing. I can't even imagine what on earth 4K would've contributed with...

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

1080p streams happen to look bad, often times.

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