8 points | by bookofjoe 13 hours ago
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This is helpful for estimating how much higher display resolutions are still perceivable and when we enter the territory of "marketing bullshit".
For example:
- 40 cm view distance (e.g. smartphone): 300 ppi is roughly the maximum that's useful
- 100 cm (e.g. desktop monitor): about 200 ppi
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64679-2/figures/2
This is helpful for estimating how much higher display resolutions are still perceivable and when we enter the territory of "marketing bullshit".
For example:
- 40 cm view distance (e.g. smartphone): 300 ppi is roughly the maximum that's useful
- 100 cm (e.g. desktop monitor): about 200 ppi
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64679-2/figures/2