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Re:AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs by Dylan16807 on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @10:54AM (#21981106)
Yeah but we're talking about computer screens, not televisions. The viewing distance is around 20-30 inches and 100DPI definitely does not cut it at that distance.
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Re:AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs by bavell on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @08:16PM (#21987247)
You're not wrong but at around 30" is where is starts not to matter (for 1440p anyway) and I happen to sit ~36" away from my monitors. See [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21977571

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Re:AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs by Dylan16807 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @05:59AM (#21990295)
'Retina' is just one metric. When it comes to crisp edges, there's still a difference up to 5 or 10 times the PPI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacuity_(scientific_term)

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