Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

On Thu, 29 May 2025 06:19:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:

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On 28/05/2025 01:40, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 5/27/2025 9:02 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

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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.
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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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Very much the same here. Our TV is UHD but that's more because even when
we got it if you wanted even a half decent TV then it was going to be
UHD. I have looked at the OLED ones and although the picture does look
more vibrant and sharper I do think considering what we mainly watch
(well the better half watches) it doesn't seem worth it. I'm not really
sure that ten to twenty years old TV series are going to benefit much.

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Made me think of someone with a 4KU 80+" TV watching original run Doctor
Who.
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Somehow, I don't think being able to count the imperfections in Jon
Pertwee's skin is going to enhance the experience.
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Nor seeing the seams in the Daleks and other scenery/Critters.
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That's dumb. The source material is PAL. He's watching PAL upscaled.

Same goes for old NTSC. I'm watching a legacy run of every Match Game
ever produced. I'm at Match Game '74 rn. If I had a lowly 720p TV, it
wouldn't make any difference from a 480p screen.

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