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Chriszz @lemmy.world

1y ago

Anon discovers his hidden superiority

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Wouldnt this be the reverse, with the prey animal only being able to see a 4:3 with both eyes?
- Screens don't require 3d vision
- No, they see more of the sides to detect predators. Predators eyes are forward, narrow cone of vision
  
  I wouldn't call it narrow. It's almost 180 degrees. More than enough for a 16x9 monitor
- Agreed- the comparison is missing the blind spot in the middle.
- That's how I read it. If a narrow screen helps you see the details, it stands to reason that the high resolution part of your vision is narrower. The diagram is pointing to the prey to want a narrow monitor to fit where their vision is best.

I mean, it's not, but do you King.
If the screen is inside your field of view, youre not losing detail using a 16:9 monitor.
- You do lose details in the sense of how much attention everything on screen gets. When looking at something, you don't process everything in your FoV equally - for example you don't notice lower resolutions outside your focus area.

If you're not gaming on 9:16 you're not a true gamer
- I game on 9:21. I'm seeing every damn cloud in the sky and every blade of grass down to my feet.
  
  I prefer 16:10 but rotated 22°
- True

Maybe just try switching to a 4:3 resolution before investing in an entire monitor.
- Cost breakdown of my 4:3 monitors:
  Please take this, I'll even pay for shipping if you need it shipped€
  One of the smaller investments...

Where in the fresh hell does one even get a 4:3 screen these days?
- I just took a 16x9 and hacked the sides off with a sawsall. It doesn't work now, but I still feel superior.
  
  Attaboy show em who's boss
- Thrift stores
- The second hand market. I don't think many of them will even be 1080p or 60Hz, and i'm pretty sure you can forget about 4k
  I have one listed on craigslist right now, for free because it's broken. No takers.
  
  I used to have a CRT screen that was 1600x1200 @60hz, so high resolution ones do exist.
- just get a 16:9 and play with the display settings to disable the edges

Should be flipped, compare the "seen by both eyes" regions.

Counter-Strike moment

I wish 4:3 was still a thing on laptops.
- I want 3:2
  
  There are 3:2 laptops like the Framework and Huawei matebook x pro. But 3:2 is still quite far from 4:3
  
  I've used one briefly, it was fantastic. If only Microsoft's Surface wasn't the biggest player in the 3:2 market.
  
  I want 1:1.
  Instagram life.
- The newer Lenovo X1 is damn near 4:3, I think mine's 1900x1200
  
  I guess 1920x1200. The equivalent in 4:3 would be 1920x1440, not really close.

4:3 is the "both eyes" span of the prey, 16:9 the predator. If you're doing better with 4:3, you might not be the kind of "GOAT" you want to be.

Just get a smaller screen or sit a bit further then

- Your cornea doesn't end inside your skull dude. Your eye can only see out from the transparent part of your eye...
- Is there enough light to "see" it, as in is it visible?
- Sounds wild, got source?

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