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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by lmilcin on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @07:54AM (#25505759)
Actually, nobody will ever see your face in 4k because none of the platforms that are used for this will ever transmit video at that resolution. Most cap at 1080p with a very heavy compression.

Also understand that real time compression is different from offline compression. To compress well it requires a huge amount of CPU. Real time compression results in higher bandwidth for the same image quality but more typically less quality for the same bandwidth.

Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by vonseel on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @08:39PM (#25524335)
Never say never, I'm sure it won't be long before 4k's as commonplace as 1080p (with heavy compression).