[SOLVED] can a human eye see 8k?

[9to5tech]

so apparetly you can't see anything above 4k like 6k and 8k. But this doesn't make sense because 6k is 19 megapixles and 8k is 32 megapixels but a human see over 530 pixels so it should be able to over 128k resolution right?

 

[sizzling]

Surely it would depend on the size of the screen and distance from the screen.

 

[9to5tech]

Surely it would depend on the size of the screen and distance from the screen.

so a human eye can see 128 k right?

 

[USAFRet]

Can you see it?
Yes.

Can you see a difference vs 4k?
Maybe, maybe not. Depends on size and distance.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

The human eye can see more resolution than any of these displays can produce. Of course your distance from the display and the quality of your vision make a difference

 

[sizzling]

so a human eye can see 128 k right?

Probably if it is far enough away and large enough. If I can see the detail of 4K on a 65” TV from 5m away then what is the equivalent resolution of the Earth seen by an Astronaut in orbit? If a 4K image was stretched to the size of the earth and viewed from a distance you could see the whole image it would look terrible and nothing like the detail an astronaut sees.

 

[sizzling]

Thinking about it I think the question itself is flawed. The human eye doesn’t see a resolution that we think of when talking about screens. The eye sees a sold picture, resolution is a bunch of dots. If you give a screen size and distance from the screen you can ask at what resolution is the eye not able to tell the difference between a solid picture and a resolution. I don’t think you can compare the eye to a resolution.

 

[9to5tech]

it is very difficult to see the difference between 4k and 8k if you use a normal monitor

ok thanks

 

[punkncat]

There was a bit of a "wives tale" that went around about the time that FHD/UHD and all were (much) newer on the market. Mostly a marketing gimmick trying to counter the rush for higher resolution, that the human eye couldn't see past 1080 and even discussion on how many "frames" the human eye can see.

As mentioned, it all about distance from the resolution and to a lesser degree how good your vision is.
For instance....billboard signs are actually made up of very large dots of color. the sign isn't printed of solid color. Up close it's readily seen. Going by in your car a hundred yards away and it looks fine. It's a lot like that with screens as well.

 

[9to5tech]

There was a bit of a "wives tale" that went around about the time that FHD/UHD and all were (much) newer on the market. Mostly a marketing gimmick trying to counter the rush for higher resolution, that the human eye couldn't see past 1080 and even discussion on how many "frames" the human eye can see.

As mentioned, it all about distance from the resolution and to a lesser degree how good your vision is.
For instance....billboard signs are actually made up of very large dots of color. the sign isn't printed of solid color. Up close it's readily seen. Going by in your car a hundred yards away and it looks fine. It's a lot like that with screens as well.

thank you