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I don't believe in anything over 1080p. Waste of bandwidth.
The point is definition doesn't matter, it's the viewing distance + pixel density that matters. This is what apple calls retina: when we stop seeing the individual pixels (jagged edges) at a normal viewing distance. This means that a phone will need a much higher pixel density than a desktop or tv. But the low-dpi displays we still have are unacceptable in 2024 the icons and text look so ugly...
The thing is, I prefer actually owning my media, I don't use steaming services for the most part. But even with my 40 TB of media storage, I just don't have the space for 5k content. If it's worthwhile, it gets 1080, if it matters less (kid shows or anything that came from a dvd), it gets 720 at best.
1080p gang 🤙
Higher resolution costs more money and requires better hardware to drive it (more money). Overpowering a lower resolution only means your hardware is relevant for longer.
It's just tech creep.