Would you be able to tell the difference between 24"/1080p and 32"/1440p?

[AlexTheTechFreak]

Assuming you're the optimal distance from both displays would you be able to tell the difference in picture quality? I used a calculator to calculate the PPI of 1920x1080 at 24 inches and 2560x1440 at 32 inches. I got 91.79 PPI for both.

Basically, I'm wondering if the higher resolution of 1440p has any other impact on the picture quality or if it would be exactly the same experience as viewing 1080p on a 24 inch monitor. Size aside, of course.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Yes. The higher resolution will allow more bits per pixel. Overall your experience will be better, especially when gaming

 

[k1114]

It's the same bits per pixel. What's the logic behind that conclusion?

It will be better quality assuming the game has high res textures and doesn't zoom out. For example, if the texture is 2048x2048 then it's being scaled down more to fit on 1080p vs 1440p. But a larger res would be able to show more of it so you aren't losing that fidelity. In the case it does zoom out then it would still be using the same amount of pixels for the model and just have a larger pov using the extra res. In that case it looks the same.

 

[little_me]

If PPI is same, barring differences in display technology (TN, IPS, AHVA) and refresh rates/such, the image should look same on both. More pixels means more screen real estate though, which I see as a bonus.

If the PPI gets smaller, it will mean that each pixel will be bigger. From longer distance, this is not an issue at all but at closer range, where you start to see ividual pixels, yes.
do you see pixels on 24" 1080P at 91PPI? if not, then it will look same on 32" 1440P
I would not go for 32" 1080P screen, I think pixels would be too big. (68PPI)

That is only opinion though.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

I said it the wrong way. Forgive me. What I meant to say is that the higher the resolution the more bits that are displayed of the source image resulting in a better quality picture with more detail being displayed. The ppi of said monitor when doing the math of screen size and resolution may be the same but the amount of bits for the source image being displayed increases. This is good for any Photoshop or graphic video editing and games.