Eli5 Why do 4k videos look better than 1080p on a 1080p screen?
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If you’re talking about online streaming videos (e.g. Youtube), the resolution isn’t just the resolution but also affects the compression level. The 1080p version isn’t a perfect detail 1080p video, it’s compressed which adds some blurriness and stuff (but makes the file smaller). The 4k version is also compressed which adds some blurriness and stuff. The 4k version has more detail in it than the 1080p one, even after the compression does its thing. And a lot of the detail is big enough to see even after you shrink it.
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