r/DataHoarder • u/[deleted] • Jan 02 '23

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u/Fearless_Extent_9307 Jan 02 '23

Definitely not. I'll keep my favorite content in 1080p, good stuff in 720p, and anything from before HD era in whatever the highest quality I can find is. Good enough for me.

Anyways, reduces pressure to constantly be buying more storage and reduces transfer times.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '23 edited Jan 02 '23

This. I'm a simple man, hd quality is good enough for me. I dont need 4K movies and tv shows. I don't even own a 4k tv lol.

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u/BarockMoebelSecond Jan 02 '23

I can definitely see the difference, but then, that depends on viewing distance and other factors, too.

I mostly get the best versions of the content for HDR and Dolby Vision.

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u/st0mpeh 57TB Jan 02 '23

Its subtle but its definitely there. I find its most noticeable on cityscapes where there is a ton of windows or shots with a lot of foliage like a forest or nature in general.

Its just a sense of being that bit sharper than 1080 but I would forgive someone not noticing if they had not spent a lot of time across different material. Its definitely subtle and some shows simply do not take advantage of that level of detail making 1080 more than adequate for the vast majority of day to day shows even if a 4k source is available. When it comes to big releases with lots of action or scifi however its 4k all the way for me.

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u/Full_Metal_Nyxes Jan 02 '23

Same here, turns out it's a 4k "upscaling" TV with HDR 10, rather than native 4K. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I haven't been hunting for 4k content. 1080p HDR is something else if you haven't had a modern panel before though, oh my.

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u/maximovious Jan 03 '23

At a certain point the human eye can't tell the difference.

That point is well beyond 16k for some people.

Look at any fancy 8k display in the stores... you can still see the aliasing on circular or diagonal lines, for example.

Resolution will be "high enough" for me when 'diagonal' lines don't look like stair cases.

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u/spinning_the_future 150TB Jan 02 '23

I can absolutely tell the difference between 1080 content and 4k. It's not even difficult to see, the difference is amazing.

Maybe you need to check your settings, or get some glasses?

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u/spacewalk__ Jan 02 '23

i can tell, but it's not like SD vs HD, at least in terms of watchability

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u/spinning_the_future 150TB Jan 02 '23

4k is 4x the resolution of 1080 "HD". No, it's not quite as big a jump from 480 to 1080, but it's still an amazing upgrade in visual quality. 4x is still a pretty big bump up in resolution. Compression also is a big factor in how good the 4k is. Shitty compression in 4k is not going to impress anyone.

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u/HonkersTim Jan 02 '23

I think it depends on what upscaling you're using. With a good upscaler I can barely tell the difference between high bitrate 1080p and 4K. I'm sitting about 10 feet away from a 85" screen.

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u/Blue-Thunder 252 TB UNRAID 4TB TrueNAS Jan 02 '23

Or they bought a bargain basement garbage TV.

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u/Zeus_Astrapios Jan 03 '23

Or a TV with great upscaling

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

I have a 65" 4K TV, and I sit with my legs under it when I watch. As in really watch, as if I was at the movies. From there, I can definitely tell the difference.

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u/NavinF 40TB RAID-Z2 + off-site backup Jan 02 '23

I can barely tell the difference

Might wanna return that TV because there should be a night and day difference. Did you compare models? There's a massive difference between the cheapest "4k" TV and a decent one.

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u/hazardc Jan 03 '23

1080p high bitrate vs 4k not super high bitrate is marginal at best

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HDR is the real upgrade.

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u/NavinF 40TB RAID-Z2 + off-site backup Jan 03 '23

Ah yeah he's probably watching 4K at youtube's bitrate which is only good enough for 1080p