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At the size and distance Harmy and I both project, 1080p does leave something to be desired. Even more so if I interact with a proper desktop environment on that same setup. Computer work is where 4K and higher screens really become necessary, which is one of the things Harmy was championing. Working with something with fine text at a normal DPI will instantly show whether you’re at a high enough resolution for pixels to truly “blend together” at the distance you’re sitting. And even the scale of desktop objects alone (at normal DPI and settings) can be quite telling (12.5" screen of mine at 1080p is almost at the threshold of overkill, but at 140-150", you can really feel how cramped a 1080p desktop can be). For the most part, things look fine on the projector, but subtitles and other harsh contrasts can make things stand out as Harmy said, and then take into account that I’ve recently gotten a dead pixel on my projector, and once you have one of those, you can’t convince me a pixel can be invisible at any reasonable distance…
But really, the larger the screen (theaters, especially), whatever the resolution material they get, they should still go for a higher resolution projector than that, to keep from introducing unnecessary grid artifacts. One can say something shouldn’t be noticeable, but you can’t dispute the fact it still exists. You can mitigate all you want, but knowing people… once something is seen, it can’t be unseen. Good enough only stays that way for so long.