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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Maybe not here, but on tech enthusiast sites (especially with regard to computers and phones) I see it all the time.
Statements such as "I can't use a 24 inch monitor at 1920x1200 anymore... it's not of this time. It should have 3840x2400 at the very least!"
Some even want it because it offers four times the working space. Yeah, but most people won't be able to read a 189 ppi computer monitor at a normal viewing distance; and if they can, they'd probably have a very hard time doing it.
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Of course. You get used to something better and don't want to go back. I used to use a Pentium laptop with 32MB RAM, and a 800x600 screen. Sure I could "use" it but it'd be a miserable experience. I wouldn't be happy with it at all. I've already tasted better.
I can pretty happily read and use my 10" 1080p Windows tablet at 100% scaling(~200 PPI). I'd probably be okay with 3840x2400p monitor at 100% too. I'm near sighted and tiny fonts aren't a tremendous issue to me. Some people might find it too small. I even notice a sharpness difference between my 300PPI iPad and eReaders vs. My 500+ phone! Which many said was "impossible" and "pointless". Am I going to throw them out? No. But if 500PPI options become available I might consider them. It's just better.