resolution vs PPI

[PossessedGamer]

This has been bugging me for a while I was wondering if 2 panels had the same PPI but different resolutions would the one with the higher resolution still look better or not?

 

[Mr Kagouris]

No, it wouldn't. How sharp a display looks is determined by the PPI. a A 100" 1080p screen will look worse than a 10" 720p screen. On top of that, higher resolutions are more GPU intensive.

 

[DeauteratedDog]

Let's look at Mr K's examples: 100", 1080p monitor = 22ppi; 10" 720p monitor = 146ppi; so yes the 10" will look crazy sharp compared to the 100" monitor.

But that wasn't really the question.

Let's look at a 24" 1080p monitor (92ppi) versus a 16" 720p monitor (also 92ppi) - same ppi, different resolutions, which do you think would look better?

 

[k1114]

With high res textures or video, a higher res screen won't be scaling them as much so you could see more detail. So yes with the same ppi, the higher res will look better.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Let's look at Mr K's examples: 100", 1080p monitor = 22ppi; 10" 720p monitor = 146ppi; so yes the 10" will look crazy sharp compared to the 100" monitor.

But that wasn't really the question.

Let's look at a 24" 1080p monitor (92ppi) versus a 16" 720p monitor (also 92ppi) - same ppi, different resolutions, which do you think would look better?

Woops yeah, 1080p one would look better as there's more pixels overall.