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by sneak 1413 days ago
It’s only 2560 by 1920.
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entropicdrifter 1413 days ago
Raw resolution matters a lot less than PPI and contrast/color quality, IMO
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solarkraft 1412 days ago
On a phone yes, on a "desktop" OS losing resolution often also means being able to display less stuff.
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sudosysgen 1412 days ago
In 2022 scaling mostly works.
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andai 1412 days ago
I have a 4K screen with Windows 10. Some apps look great, some have really blurry text, some have really tiny UIs (or a comical mix of tiny and normal sized). This last category includes much of Windows' own UI...
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brokenmachine 1410 days ago
Not in my experience.
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sovnade 1413 days ago
is that not enough for a 17"?

I don't have that many on my 27" desktop monitors and it's totally fine.

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elxr 1412 days ago
That's completely fine.
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Sholmesy 1412 days ago
Sorry, I should have clarified what I meant.

I meant that 4:3 17" is substantially more than a 16:9 17" monitor.

4:3 vs 16:9 for the same diagonal (17") results in 12% more area. a 16" MBP is already large, and is only 16:10, so 17" 4:3 is comparable to like 18/19" of work space in 16:9/10 world.

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me551ah 1412 days ago
Scaling settings matter a lot more than just resolution
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