ZellSF wrote:TrantaLocked_ wrote:Streamlining a setup is a practical reason.
Yet you've given no concrete examples of how 4K output would do that. Just vague hypotheticals. Can you describe exactly your setup, and how 4K output would streamline it?
TrantaLocked_ wrote:Avoiding other minor quality or input lag issues in an already existing setup is a practical reason.
Not really, no. The difference will most likely be imperceptible. Do you have any experience with upscaling lag, or quality issues when upscaling from 240p to 1440p, or are you just guessing this will be a problem without 4K?
TrantaLocked_ wrote:
I have literally heard GIANT streamers say on camera that they want to upgrade their graphics card because it's either cool or they want to be the best or they want the 5% extra frame rate.
Obviously, they want to, but because they're enthusiasts, not because they're content producers and it's relevant to their jobs. There's no point marketing to them, or thinking they're a bigger marketing group. They're a sub-group of the enthusiast group.
My TV and monitor add at least a few MS lag depending on the resolution being fed, at worst up to 20ms. But it will depend on each person's display. I don't doubt the ability for display manufacturers to cheap out in ways they think the user won't notice. There are still expensive laptops being made with sub 100% sRGB because manufacturers think they can get away with it and they do. Also, not everyone is going to check their monitor's input lag. Most will just want the peace of mind knowing that everything will be 100% best case scenario going directly to their monitor in the source resolution. Upscaling twice at different points will not be as good as doing all in one place, but I don't have data to back that up. Not to mention your monitor usually only has one upscaling method, usually nearest neighbor, and sometimes you want the the complete upscale to be something else like bilinear or what have you. The OSSC Pro without a doubt will offer the highest quality and lowest lag bilinear, bicubic, etc methods on the market, so in just that respect if you're replacing something like an HD-HD 4K you're already getting an input lag edge.
It also streamlines the process because it removes the need to mess with the picture in anyway on the computer side. Whether that be the capture card or other software, you don't need to mess with any settings if you have it perfect already coming in. Yes it's a minor thing but it's still a reason.
That was an example of human psychology. I'm saying that people want things for reasons that on paper may appear to matter less than what they feel themselves. I especially think people like journalists or MVG who do documentary style content, and events like GDQ, would love the 4K version because it would be the more "professional" option. The point was that people who make money on their content would be more likely to spend that extra money in addition to all of the wealthy gaming enthusiasts who just play the games and want the most control and quality in their setup.
If it doesn't, then it doesn't.
