Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

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On Tue, 27 May 2025 17:40:24 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
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On 5/27/2025 9:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 
Recently, Frank Azor -one of the bigwigs at AMD- pointed out that the
vast bulk of PC gamers (and even more with consoles) still play in HD
resolutions rather than $K or higher. Close to 60% of gamers on Steam
still have 1080p monitors. Many of the most-played games don't even
use the added RAM necessary for HD. As such, Azor says, AMD's primary
focus won't be on catering to the UHD/4K gamer, but to the larger
market where 4-8GB VRAM are sufficient.
 

I feel the same about TV/Streaming/Movies and such.  HD is just fine,
I'm not shelling out for the overpriced 4K TVs and re-buying all my
DVDs/Blu-Rays for 4K discs.  Most people can't even see a difference
between HD and 4K.

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My last TV purchase, in 2016, I specifically asked for a 1080p dumb TV
after everything had pretty much gone to 4k, because I *thought* there
would be a price break.
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They had what I asked for, but the 4k was cheaper. In the same sizes. All
the smart TVs were also inexplicably cheaper. (*shrug*)

It's like car transmissions;  Used to be manual was standard and
automatics cost more.   Now auto is standard and you pay more to get a
manual (at least on a sports car.)

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