When it comes to PC monitors, I've been a high-DPI aficionado—OK, a high-DPI bore—since forever. So, forgive me for feeling just a touch of triumphant as I report on new research that entirely vindicates my personal peccadilloes when it comes to pixel density. It turns out really high-res PC monitors are worth it, after all. Huzzah!
Now, when it comes to pixel density, viewing distance and screen size are critical. Handily, researchers from Cambridge University and Meta Reality Labs (via Tomshardware) have come up with a display resolution calculator that factors all that in, plus new data on the actual acuity of the human eye, and shows whether you're wasting your time on that fancy new monitor or TV.
