System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment

Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by varispeed on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:51PM (#26799124)

I currently have XPS 15 with 4k screen and I can easily see pixels, so 14 should be a little better. There is also the feeling that it is 2021 and should I still be seeing pixels? I think crisp high resolution view is much better for the eyes and feels more natural. I am also almost always within reach of a mains socket, so I don't particularly care about battery life, just that I can move the machine from one place to another easily.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by abreis on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @05:04PM (#26799294)

4K at 15" is 294 dpi. I'm very surprised to hear that you can see pixels at that density at a normal laptop screen viewing distance.

My laptop is 'only' at 226dpi (16") and I can't see pixels unless I bring my nose to the screen.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by adrusi on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @07:48PM (#26801146)

I think different people mean different things by "see the pixels." I can't imagine being able to see individual pixels on a 15" 4k display at laptop distances, but I can imagine being able to notice minor distortions in the outlines of text, or more discomfort than necessary when reading small text, as a result of lower pixel densities. That could be reasonably described as seeing the pixels.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by read_if_gay_ on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @06:14PM (#26800034)

My iPhone has ~320dpi and I can't see pixels at non-ridculous viewing distances. I don't know what GP's viewing distance habits or eyes are like but for me, considering laptop viewing distance is probably like twice that of smartphones, I can't imagine a 15" 4K laptop being anything but overkill.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by postalrat on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @06:07PM (#26799969)

Do you use any sort of desktop scaling? I'd hope not if you can "easily" see pixels.

I'd imagine anyone who can "easily" see 4k pixels on a 15" screen would have text characters around 1mm tall.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by Koshkin on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @08:34PM (#26801528)

I love pixels. Seeing them reminds me that I am in front of a computer and not a TV. Same as a car that smells a bit of oil/gasoline. Feels like a real car.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by ddingus on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @12:58AM (#26803093)

Same.

I enjoy the much higher resolution displays, but rarely get more out of them.

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Re:System76 Developing “Cosmic” Desktop Environment by staticelf on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @02:10AM (#26803512)

> I currently have XPS 15 with 4k screen and I can easily see pixels

Bullshit. Unless you literally push your face close to the monitor and view it from a normal viewing distance, you won't be able to see the pixels.

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