Why do 4K videos on 1080p monitor look better than 1080p videos on 1080p monitor? The monitor displays the same amount of pixels in both cases, doesn’t it?

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Why do 4K videos on 1080p monitor look better than 1080p videos on 1080p monitor? The monitor displays the same amount of pixels in both cases, doesn’t it?

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1. The video can be down-sampled, which results in a better image quality.
2. If you are using virtually any streaming site, the quality of a video is quite a bit lower than the resolution would suggest. So a low quality 4k video ends up looking better than a low quality 1080p video on youtube.

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