Packing 4 times as many pixels into the same physical space results in much sharper text, lines, curves, etc. Double the horizontal (1920 = 3840) and double the vertical (1080 = 2160).īottom line, on screen, you have 4 times as many pixels making up the screen content, yet at the same visual size as 1080p. For each single pixel on 1080p, the 4k monitor displays four pixels, in a 2 x 2 grid. If you double 1920 you get 3840 and double 10. Bear with me as this takes a bit (at least it did for me) to wrap your brain around. With a 4k display set in preferences to use its native 'default for this display' resolution, what you see visually on screen with a 27' 4k monitor is exactly the same size as what you would see on a 27' 1080p monitor. I disagree with VikingOSX on this: ' One consideration is that if you opt for a 4K display, everything will appear smaller on the screen' It is all I hoped for, and more, in that it solved the problem my previous monitor had with not waking up with my M1 Mac mini. To say that I have been pleased with the choice would be an understatement. After a great deal of reading and research, I purchased the recently released LG 27UN850-W.
