• anguo@piefed.ca
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    24 hours ago

    My 60" TV is so far away from the couch that my Steam Deck’s screen in my hands is the same perceived size. Depending on what you’re watching, the difference between 1080P and 4k isn’t that noticeable at that distance. What really makes a difference is HDR. Also note that lower-res content is often way more compressed, which makes it much more noticeable.

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      24 hours ago

      You bring up another great point: higher rez with shitty compression or artifacting looks wayyy shittier than lower rez with good compression!

      Quick edit: unfortunately for most any steaming service, you get shitty compression AND low rez through a browser D:

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        21 hours ago

        I mean… is the situation much better through an app? I haven’t noticed a difference, but I have very little experience comparing the two

        • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          21 hours ago

          Yeeaahh, DRM allows for their apps to stream higher quality. I have gigabit internet and get garb quality because I refuse to download software to stream.