• Agent641@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    The year is 2045. My grandson runs up to me with a handful of black cords

    “Poppy, you know computers, right? I need to connect my Jongo 64k display, but it has CFONG-K6 port, and my Pimble box only has a Holoweave port, have you got an adapter?”

    Sadly I sift through the strange cords without a shred of recognition. Truly my time on this mortal coil is coming to a wrap

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
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      9 days ago

      VGA and DVI honestly were both killed off way too soon. Both will perfectly drive a 1080p 60fps display and honestly the only reason to use HDMI or Displayport with such a display is if that matches your graphics output

      The biggest shame is that DVI didn’t take off with its dual monitor features or USB features. Seriously there was a DVI Dual Link with USB spec so you could legitimately use a single cable with screws to prevent accidental disconnects to connect your computer to all of your office peripherals, but instead we had to wait for Thunderbolt to recreate those features but worse and more likely to drop out

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I mean, it could… but if you run the math on a 4k vs an 8k monitor, you’ll find that for most common monitor and tv sizes, and the distance you’re sitting from them…

    It basically doesn’t actually make any literally perceptible difference.

    Human eyes have … the equivalent of a maximum resolution, a maximum angular resolution.

    You’d have to have literally superhuman vision to be able to notice a difference in almost all space scenarios that don’t involve you owning a penthouse or mansion, it really only makes sense if you literally have a TV the size of an entire wall of a studio apartment, or use it for like a Tokyo / Times Square style giant building wall advertisement, or completely replace projection theatres with gigantic active screens.

    This doesn’t have 8k on it, but basically, buying an 8k monitor that you use at a desk is literally completely pointless unless your face is less than a foot away from it, and it only makes sense for like a TV in a living room if said TV is … like … 15+ feet wide, 7+ feet tall.

  • macniel@feddit.org
    1·
    10 days ago

    The meaning of high Res wasn’t changed though also VGA was able to output Full HD as well.

  • dan@upvote.au
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    8 days ago

    I hope HDMI dies off in favour of DisplayPort. We need fewer proprietary standards in the world.