Full HD vs 4K | The Honest Truth!

There are so many videos circulating and forums saying that you actually can't see the difference in 4K and Full HD...its time to blow the whistle on it and technically break down how insanely different it really is.

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[RICH_Photography]

It's quite concerning to see how many people have been blinded by other creators telling you there is no difference...yet these SAME creators only upload in 4K and not HD...?

[garyg]

ya, for creators, when you crop, that definitely matters, i think that's obvious and i don't think anyone would suggest that doesn't matter

but when you crop 4k, it's no longer 4k (and when you crop 1080, it's no longer 1080), so what exactly is your point?

the bottom line is that ***very few average viewers can tell the difference form a normal viewing distance*** and even when more people buy 85" TVs it really won't matter much, most content will be 1080 for years, most people won't notice, and everything will be fine. people who can tell the difference are probably sitting too close to their TV anyway. it will probably matter MORE for computer screens because people are sitting close enough to see the difference

[xusiaxod]

For 99% of people, HD is more than good enough. Even in 2024.

[GustavoMsTrashCan]

So basically... "You can see ants in its full glory at 4k while in full hd those ants get blurred out!"
I'm not here to see ants tho.

[iwatchtvwithportal]

To conclude, unless you zoom the video, your can't see difference between HD and 4k😂

[NoNonsenseKnowHow]

By the way, your video comes up first when I looked up 4K versus HD in the search. Pretty good man!

[umitdolap]

so we're stuck with people buying huge screens for whatever purpose and therefore we're forced to get into higher and higher resolutions. At the end there must be a threshold where the pixel density is so high that we´ll certainly see no difference anymore. So, what to do when we get to 8K or higher? I agree with your premise, but twenty years ago we watched movies in the cinema as we do today, if we would go back in time, went to the cinema and watched a movie with the experiences that we are used to today, would we really notice the difference? I really don't know... Anyway, thanks for this video.

[szkola-inwestowania-walen]

Yes, I confirm, almost no difference. 4k is not really needed unless you need to crop.

[ojhclips]

Did anyone notice there was a flying shoe in the background 😂😂

[Johnno]

I'm on a 1440P 27" monitor watching full screen in 4K. At 100% the sharpness difference is pretty slight. For the 0.1% of people who occasionally crop video at 200% or 400% 4K is the way to go it seems. For reference 1 minute of HEVC-H.265 video at 30 fps is 60MB for 1080P and 162MB for4K on an S21 ultra. Thanks for the video.

[jennyhoneypenny]

Okay, the difference is there, but who is really zooming in 200% - 400% on their video...? Most people don't zoom in on their video when they're editing. Maybe a slight crop on the edges maybe.

[matheusbarbosa]

The difference between 720p and 1080p is so much higher than 1080p and 4k. That's the point.

[malcolmmutambanengwe]

Great video. Here is my take on the issue, a 4K display for your lounge/theater is clearly better than a 1080 display. This is because it takes a larger area and the smaller pixels will have more detail. However, viewing 1080 moving content vs 4K content on a 4K display shows no differences for my eyes, which are good eyes! LoL. I JUST CAN'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

[HijikataToshizo]

The point is more of a blind vision test. If you post an HD video clip with segments shot in HD, 720, and 4K, wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Matti Haapoja made a video proving this point titled, "Can you REALLY SEE the DIFFERENCE 1080 vs 4K? When i first watched the video i was thought the whole thing was shot in the same resolution. He proves that the casual onlooker won't be able to tell. If you're a content creator who uses hi res cameras and are all knowledgable about camera shit, then I'm sure you will be able to tell. But your subscribers aren't those video-heads.

[MarchalisVan]

just depends what you're filming. 4K for Handheld/improv shots (cropping), product shots (highlight detail), and super closeups of models where you want to focus on skin/eye detail. Otherwise FHD is fine if not better. In a film you want to focus on things other than the creases on peoples faces, so 4K gets blurred to bits to look like softened FHD anyhow, to get the film look. Courses for horses and all that.

[FrostyThundertrod]

This sound more like a argument for 4k camera. but in truth I look at 1080p and 4k TV side by side with the same size screen I can't tell the difference. but I do see the value in being able to zoom in better on a 4k feed.

[shuyostarwind]

i just got my 1st 4k monitor for my pc im a gamer i remember when my friend 1st got a 4k tv and was showing me monster hunter in 4k vs 1080 it makes a huge difference in video games.

[grafixnetz]

Just getting into video. My first job is a full length stage production using a static camera. It seems my Fuji X-H1 needs 2 256GB cards, because a 2 hour video in 4k is huge! You've convinced me that I should indeed invest in the larger SD cards and film in 4K because I WILL be cropping. Thanks!!!! It's all clear to me now.

[ScaramouchedaVinci]

Of course you are right as soon as you enlarge the picture. If you don't enlarge it and look at it on a normal monitor, you hardly see a difference. Therefore, I own both and mostly film in Full HD if I don't have to enlarge anything and record many hours with different cameras at the same time. For example a concert.

[KayRadebe]

Oh my goodness the number of times I've heard about there not being a difference is insane. Thank you so much for this in depth analysis !