My 15 year old FullHD 48" LED TV is about 4 meters away from my couch and when watching a 1080p movie I can't possibly imagine how a sharper image would add anything to the experience.
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2025
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Resolution wouldn't make much difference but other improvements exist that could improve the image quality. If you have moving light and dark next to each other there can be a delay in the pixels changing colour or a bit of light bleeding across from one to the other. There is also how vibrant the range of colours are.
Unfortunately these things are a bit harder to measure and show than resolution.
I've got a similar setup. I'll sometimes even watch stuff in 720p, and it's fine.
I play games on my steam deck on the couch. When one of my kids was over the other day, she mentored I should play it on the 'bigger' screen. I held up the deck - the screen almost exactly overlayed the TV screen.
This is like the same bullshit research that said there's no benefit to refresh rates over 30hz
Study used a 27 inch monitor, not a TV, to show lines and grey boxes. Not actual movies or photos
I used to have a screen with that refresh and when I was tired and tried to read anything on it, my eyes would, like, vibrate? Like visual stuttering. Not a fun experience. Upgraded to a 60hz and that’s the minimum I’d ever consider for any use now.
So yep, definitely not true.
I also prefer 4k for crisp text for similar reasons (e.g. game text). It might not matter for your average movie, but it matters for a lot of normal use if you don’t want to strain your eyes.
When I moved to 144hz it was a huge improvement again, and then 240hz on top of that is so much more fluid. It's hard to use 60 sometimes let alone consoles running at 30
Study used a 27 inch monitor
So if 1080 is fine for 27 inch monitor, 4k is fine for the 55 inch tv I have on my desk for a computer monitor.
Depends on distance and screen size. I think 4k is worth it. 8K not particularly