1080p content on 4k display

February 18, 2020

Does 1080p content (e.g. games) look worse on a 4k screen than on a Full HD monitor? 4k has exactly 4 times as many pixels, so upscaling should be a non-issue, right?

xhackforeverxdx · February 18, 2020

Mhh i have a acer x27 and setting it to 1080p looks like shit idk its really not that great maybe i am not used to 1080p anymore on a Monitor but i dont remember it beeing that awful just buy a 1440p Monitor if your pc cant handel 4k

Slottr · February 18, 2020

Running 1080p content on a display with quadruple the pixels is going to look worse. It doesn't magically alter the image to look good

PlayStation 2 · February 18, 2020

Except upscaling will be an issue. Yes, it's a doubling on both sides, but it still requires upscaling. It'll look worse than on a native 1080p screen.

i_build_nanosuits · February 18, 2020

31 minutes ago, OddGreyFox211 said:

Does 1080p content (e.g. games) look worse on a 4k screen than on a Full HD monitor? 4k has exactly 4 times as many pixels, so upscaling should be a non-issue, right?

it doesn't work like that, and 1080p games on a 4K monitor do look garbage.