[anthomtb]

I am on a pair of 1080p’s. I stare at text all day. What is the benefit of upgrading to 4K?

[giantrobot]

Your text can be much sharper and easier on the eyes. Newer displays also can have much better dynamic range which also improves text readability.

[tbrownaw]

I tend to have most of my things half-maximized, so the same width as a 1080 but twice the vertical space. Generally three half-screens like that with vs code or a browser or whatever, and then the last half has a bunch of smaller overlapping utilities (terminal, notes, chat, etc).

I don't generally maximize windows across a whole screen except for word (~8 document pages on-screen at once) and visio.

[FpUser]

I run single 30" 4K monitor at 100% scaling. Main reason for 4K is - I usually have 2-3 editing windows arranged side by side when coding. It fits a lot of text vertically and I like that.

As an extra benefit: I am a sucker for good photos and viewing those on large 4K is way better in my opinion. 4K Youtube and Netflix also looks better.

[acdha]

The text isn’t fuzzy? I have a work-provided 1080p display and it’s really noticeable switching between that and a Retina display unless I’m across the room, even without my glasses.

[anthomtb]

Nope, not at all.

Maybe it is one of those things where, once you switch to 4K, you can’t got back.

[acdha]

Quite possibly. I do this multiple times a week and it’s quite noticeable but that’s definitely after training my baseline expectations.

I have found it seems to be better for eye strain but that’s a single anecdote, not science.

[E39M5S62]

I was on ~100dpi monitors for years. I just picked up a 26" 4k Dell for a steal - it's noticably more crisp than my 1440p screens. I'm not getting rid of my 1200p and 1440p screens on my workstation, but ... 4k is nice.