3 years later, IntelliJ is still unusably slow on macOS with a 4K display

Re:3 years later, IntelliJ is still unusably slow on macOS w... by chrisseaton on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @12:54PM (#19145765)

> Is the scaled image that much sharper

Sharpness is a property of the pixel density, which is separate to the number of pixels (the 4K part), so it's not really a question which makes sense.

For example I have a 4K screen for coding but it isn't particularly high DPI because it's physically large at 68 cm so nothing on it is 'scaled' beyond normal.

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Re:3 years later, IntelliJ is still unusably slow on macOS w... by coldtea on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @01:11PM (#19145931)

Most people buy monitors from a fixed set of sizes (say 23-27 inches) so within that range 4K means pixel density with not much variation.

And of course, for the same monitor size, compared to 1080p, it would be ~2x the density, so that's a valid fixed comparison to make too.

In other words, read the parent's question as: "if it worth it to go 4K over 1080p/2K for the same monitor size? Is it noticeably sharper?".

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