▲ 371 ▼ Blame qt (leminal.space) submitted 8 months ago by Someplaceunknown@leminal.space to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 0xf@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago (1 child) I just avoid gtk. And avoided scaling since I don't buy monitors with to high resolution for my eyes. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 months ago (2 children) I use scaling to make things smaller on my laptop screen. It's invariably chrome and electron apps that can't do scaling. It's infuriating. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago Blame Google. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, I run my 4k monitor in 2k for scaling purposes. Menus work better, old games don’t fuss as much due to incompatible resolutions, etc… There’s also no appreciable reason to use 4k on an monitor-sized screen unless your face is three inches away from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Obligatory mention that 2k is roughly 1080p (2048x1080) and what you probably mean is QHD/WQHD but you can just use 1440p for clarity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) TIL 2k is not synonymous with QHD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago It's not - unfortunately, even professionals often use it wrong. the "K" refers to columns of pixels, in thousands. 2K was never used as a term for a consumer resolution, it only existed as DCI 2K really. 4K in the original form of DCI 4K is 4096x2160. But consumer screens are usually 16:9, so in consumer 4K we keep the 2160, but divide it by 9 and multiply by 16 to get 3840. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 months ago (2 children) I use scaling to make things smaller on my laptop screen. It's invariably chrome and electron apps that can't do scaling. It's infuriating. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago Blame Google. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, I run my 4k monitor in 2k for scaling purposes. Menus work better, old games don’t fuss as much due to incompatible resolutions, etc… There’s also no appreciable reason to use 4k on an monitor-sized screen unless your face is three inches away from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Obligatory mention that 2k is roughly 1080p (2048x1080) and what you probably mean is QHD/WQHD but you can just use 1440p for clarity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) TIL 2k is not synonymous with QHD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago It's not - unfortunately, even professionals often use it wrong. the "K" refers to columns of pixels, in thousands. 2K was never used as a term for a consumer resolution, it only existed as DCI 2K really. 4K in the original form of DCI 4K is 4096x2160. But consumer screens are usually 16:9, so in consumer 4K we keep the 2160, but divide it by 9 and multiply by 16 to get 3840. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Yeah, I run my 4k monitor in 2k for scaling purposes. Menus work better, old games don’t fuss as much due to incompatible resolutions, etc… There’s also no appreciable reason to use 4k on an monitor-sized screen unless your face is three inches away from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Obligatory mention that 2k is roughly 1080p (2048x1080) and what you probably mean is QHD/WQHD but you can just use 1440p for clarity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) TIL 2k is not synonymous with QHD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago It's not - unfortunately, even professionals often use it wrong. the "K" refers to columns of pixels, in thousands. 2K was never used as a term for a consumer resolution, it only existed as DCI 2K really. 4K in the original form of DCI 4K is 4096x2160. But consumer screens are usually 16:9, so in consumer 4K we keep the 2160, but divide it by 9 and multiply by 16 to get 3840. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Obligatory mention that 2k is roughly 1080p (2048x1080) and what you probably mean is QHD/WQHD but you can just use 1440p for clarity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) TIL 2k is not synonymous with QHD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago It's not - unfortunately, even professionals often use it wrong. the "K" refers to columns of pixels, in thousands. 2K was never used as a term for a consumer resolution, it only existed as DCI 2K really. 4K in the original form of DCI 4K is 4096x2160. But consumer screens are usually 16:9, so in consumer 4K we keep the 2160, but divide it by 9 and multiply by 16 to get 3840. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) TIL 2k is not synonymous with QHD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago It's not - unfortunately, even professionals often use it wrong. the "K" refers to columns of pixels, in thousands. 2K was never used as a term for a consumer resolution, it only existed as DCI 2K really. 4K in the original form of DCI 4K is 4096x2160. But consumer screens are usually 16:9, so in consumer 4K we keep the 2160, but divide it by 9 and multiply by 16 to get 3840. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago It's not - unfortunately, even professionals often use it wrong. the "K" refers to columns of pixels, in thousands. 2K was never used as a term for a consumer resolution, it only existed as DCI 2K really. 4K in the original form of DCI 4K is 4096x2160. But consumer screens are usually 16:9, so in consumer 4K we keep the 2160, but divide it by 9 and multiply by 16 to get 3840. permalink fedilink source parent
