<story><title>The state of external retina displays</title><url>https://www.caseyliss.com/2021/12/7/monitor-liss</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yrral</author><text>Why is &amp;lt;220 ppi a dealbreaker? 27 inch 4k displays seem fine to me for retina and they are quite abundant. Though I&amp;#x27;ve tried 32 inches 4k, and there the resolution is not enough for text work.&lt;p&gt;Dell has a 32 inch 8k display which is ~280 ppi in stock.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.dell.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;work&amp;#x2F;shop&amp;#x2F;dell-ultrasharp-32-8k-monitor-up3218k&amp;#x2F;apd&amp;#x2F;210-alez&amp;#x2F;monitors-monitor-accessories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.dell.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;work&amp;#x2F;shop&amp;#x2F;dell-ultrasharp-32-8k-m...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fourfour3</author><text>If you&amp;#x27;re on macOS, your choice for a 27&amp;quot; 4K is realistically either the &amp;#x27;looks like 1080p&amp;#x27; high DPI mode, or the &amp;#x27;looks like 1440p&amp;#x27; high DPI mode. The &amp;#x27;looks like 1080p&amp;#x27; mode makes all of the UI elements huge. The &amp;#x27;looks like 1440p&amp;#x27; mode makes text slightly fuzzy as it&amp;#x27;s being downscaled from 5120x2880 to 3840x2160.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s not &lt;i&gt;terrible&lt;/i&gt;, but it&amp;#x27;s nowhere near as nice as the 27&amp;quot; 5K.</text></comment>
<story><title>The state of external retina displays</title><url>https://www.caseyliss.com/2021/12/7/monitor-liss</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yrral</author><text>Why is &amp;lt;220 ppi a dealbreaker? 27 inch 4k displays seem fine to me for retina and they are quite abundant. Though I&amp;#x27;ve tried 32 inches 4k, and there the resolution is not enough for text work.&lt;p&gt;Dell has a 32 inch 8k display which is ~280 ppi in stock.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.dell.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;work&amp;#x2F;shop&amp;#x2F;dell-ultrasharp-32-8k-monitor-up3218k&amp;#x2F;apd&amp;#x2F;210-alez&amp;#x2F;monitors-monitor-accessories&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.dell.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;work&amp;#x2F;shop&amp;#x2F;dell-ultrasharp-32-8k-m...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>chrisseaton</author><text>&amp;gt; Why is &amp;lt;220 ppi a dealbreaker?&lt;p&gt;Because it&amp;#x27;s very blocky and not pleasant to use.</text></comment>