Does higher PPI actually means more detail in Games?

[michaisn]

Greetings,

I was just wondering if a higher ppi always means more details in games? I was considering between two monitors 27" and 32" both 1440p and from researching I've found that 32" 1440p has the same ppi as a 24" 1080p, so would that mean that the picture in games should look excatly the same, except the size? I'm asking this question because I saw Linus from LTT and Marquess from MKBHD gaming, on a 8k TV, and 8k on 88" is around 100ppi which is slightly less than 1440p on 27" (108ppi), and Linus also said that Ati-Aliasing is not necessery on 8k and the TV was 88" so should technically a 32" 1440p monitor have the same aliasing as a 27" 1440p? (beacuse of the same resolution)

[RealNC]

No. If both displays have the same pixel count (like 2560x1440), but different PPI (for example one is 27" the other is 24"), you will see the exact same things in both displays. The difference is going to be in sharpness. The smaller display is going to be sharper.

Also, the higher the PPI, the less screen-door effect there is. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-door_effect)

[michaisn]

No. If both displays have the same pixel count (like 2560x1440), but different PPI (for example one is 27" the other is 24"), you will see the exact same things in both displays. The difference is going to be in sharpness. The smaller display is going to be sharper.

Also, the higher the PPI, the less screen-door effect there is.

Hey, thanks for the answer. So if I play for example AC Valhalla on 1440p on a 32" will I see more details than on my 24" 1080p monitor? Because the game just looks blurry on 1080p, I've tryed using DSR and set the resolution on 4k and it's a complete game changer, everything is more visible, even on a 1080p monitor but due to hardware limitations it doesn't feel as smooth on lower fps.

[RealNC]

So if I play for example AC Valhalla on 1440p on a 32" will I see more details than on my 24" 1080p monitor? Because the game just looks blurry on 1080p, I've tryed using DSR and set the resolution on 4k and it's a complete game changer, everything is more visible, even on a 1080p monitor but due to hardware limitations it doesn't feel as smooth on lower fps.

Well, it won't be as good as 4K. 1080p has 2.1 million pixels. 1440p has 3.7 million pixels. So it's an almost 80% higher res than 1080p, which provides some extra detail. But 4K has 8.3 million pixels, which is a lot more

I have used several monitors over the years. Right now, I use a 27" 1440p one, but I still own a 23" 1080p and a 27" 1080p. The difference in detail between 1080p and 1440p is there, but it's not night and day.

With that being said, whether you get a 27" or 32" display should really depend on whether or not you like large monitors or not. The difference in PPI and thus sharpness is mostly apparent when reading text. In games, it's less apparent.

[michaisn]

So if I play for example AC Valhalla on 1440p on a 32" will I see more details than on my 24" 1080p monitor? Because the game just looks blurry on 1080p, I've tryed using DSR and set the resolution on 4k and it's a complete game changer, everything is more visible, even on a 1080p monitor but due to hardware limitations it doesn't feel as smooth on lower fps.

Well, it won't be as good as 4K. 1080p has 2.1 million pixels. 1440p has 3.7 million pixels. So it's an almost 80% higher res than 1080p, which provides some extra detail. But 4K has 8.3 million pixels, which is a lot more

I have used several monitors over the years. Right now, I use a 27" 1440p one, but I still own a 23" 1080p and a 27" 1080p. The difference in detail between 1080p and 1440p is there, but it's not night and day.

With that being said, whether you get a 27" or 32" display should really depend on whether or not you like large monitors or not. The difference in PPI and thus sharpness is mostly apparent when reading text. In games, it's less apparent.

Thanks again, I think I will give a shot to a larger monitor, because I like to sit a bit more than an arm's length away, except when I play CS but I could use my old 24" for that, it's nice to have options.