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Are We At the Limit of Screen Resolution Improvements?

Posted by timothy on from the eentsy-weentsy dept.

itwbennett writes "A pair of decisions by Motorola and Ubuntu to settle for 'good enough' when it comes to screen resolution for the Ubuntu Edge and the Moto X raises the question: Have we reached the limit of resolution improvements that people with average vision can actually notice?" Phone vs. laptop vs. big wall-mounted monitor seems an important distinction; the 10-foot view really is different.

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  1. already passing it by tverbeek · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We're already past the level where I can benefit from higher resolution on phones. I'm over 40 and already have reading glasses, but I'd need to get special phone-only glasses to see any more detail or smaller type.

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  2. Not until Anti-Aliasing isn't a thing by earlzdotnet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We've reached this point with some devices, but a screen isn't a high enough resolution until Anti-Aliasing isn't needed in any form.

    1. Re:Not until Anti-Aliasing isn't a thing by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Insightful

      A sharp edge contains infinitely high frequencies, so even a very high resolution display will produce aliasing,

      But once it's aliasing invisible to the human eye, anti-aliasing becomes pointless.