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Hey peeps I was wondering if one of you smart people could explain screen resolutions to me? I have recently pre-ordered an "LG 27GN950-B" 4k 144Hz monitor for gaming but I also use my computer a lot for watching tv, movies ect on streaming sites. Most things I would stream or download will only ever be in 1080p quality unfortunately as there is still very limited 4k content or streaming services.
I am upgrading from a 24" 1080p screen to the 27" 4k screen, but is it true that a 1080p image might possibly look worse on the 4k screen than my old 1080p screen due to it not being its native resolution? I would hate to spend lots of money on a 4k screen, just for the majority of things I watch to be 1080p and actually look worse. I am just struggling to wrap my head around why a low quality image would look worse on a better quality screen? Surely if you are looking at a 1080p image on a 4k screen, it would be using a handful (unsure exactly how many) pixels on the 4k screen, where it would only use 1 pixel on a 1080p screen. But as the pixel density is higher anyway at 4k, those handful of pixels being used to show 1 pixel of the image, would look the same as 1 pixel at 1080 anyway.
The only way I can understand an image looking worse on a new screen is if I increased the screen size drastically and it was trying to literally stretch the imagine across 40", thus needing to stretch 1 pixel from the image across dozens of pixels on the screen. But you would have the same problem anyway if you got a bigger screen irregardless of resolution surely even if pixel density stays the same. I am not really increasing the size of my screen as its only getting 3" larger so I cant really understand why it would matter its not the native resolution?
Sorry if this doesn't make much sense, I've kind of confused myself thinking about it. I just cant really understand why it would matter if a screens not at its native resolution if the screen is of higher pixel density and the image is not being stretched any larger. Surely a 1080p film will looks exactly the same on a same sized 1080p and 4k screen?
Also is it reasonable to think I could put the resolution down to 1440p for some games and not notice any difference in quality compared to a 1440p screen showing the same thing if I wanted extra framerate? (Hopefully ((Sometime)) soon getting a 3080 to pair with it). Thanks for your time.
I am upgrading from a 24" 1080p screen to the 27" 4k screen, but is it true that a 1080p image might possibly look worse on the 4k screen than my old 1080p screen due to it not being its native resolution? I would hate to spend lots of money on a 4k screen, just for the majority of things I watch to be 1080p and actually look worse. I am just struggling to wrap my head around why a low quality image would look worse on a better quality screen? Surely if you are looking at a 1080p image on a 4k screen, it would be using a handful (unsure exactly how many) pixels on the 4k screen, where it would only use 1 pixel on a 1080p screen. But as the pixel density is higher anyway at 4k, those handful of pixels being used to show 1 pixel of the image, would look the same as 1 pixel at 1080 anyway.
The only way I can understand an image looking worse on a new screen is if I increased the screen size drastically and it was trying to literally stretch the imagine across 40", thus needing to stretch 1 pixel from the image across dozens of pixels on the screen. But you would have the same problem anyway if you got a bigger screen irregardless of resolution surely even if pixel density stays the same. I am not really increasing the size of my screen as its only getting 3" larger so I cant really understand why it would matter its not the native resolution?
Sorry if this doesn't make much sense, I've kind of confused myself thinking about it. I just cant really understand why it would matter if a screens not at its native resolution if the screen is of higher pixel density and the image is not being stretched any larger. Surely a 1080p film will looks exactly the same on a same sized 1080p and 4k screen?
Also is it reasonable to think I could put the resolution down to 1440p for some games and not notice any difference in quality compared to a 1440p screen showing the same thing if I wanted extra framerate? (Hopefully ((Sometime)) soon getting a 3080 to pair with it). Thanks for your time.
Seems like a super adaptable monitor if you dont need HDMI 2.1. Just more curious about media where I am unable to download more than a 1080p file.
