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   Hello Maurice!   
      
   07 Jul 2022 16:46, Maurice Kinal wrote to Benny Pedersen:   
      
    BP>> atleast google tv dont mind using it as 4k for netflix content   
    BP>> at 4k   
    MK> And from what I've seen, it isn't any better than 1080p, or at least    
    MK> on a 28" 4k monitor it isn't.   
      
   you will see bigger diffrent on bigger screens, atleast i think it is so   
      
    BP>> imho its a diffrent with is how much power is used to do it   
      
    MK> Not much according to the brag sheet.  Almost half the wattage of a 6    
    MK> core i5 doing the same job(s).   
      
   i5 is using more electrical power to do jobs imho, same reason i begin to   
   scratch old hardware that is designed to use so much power that it needs   
   cooling to compute PI   
      
    MK>   Also I have it mounted on the back of    
    MK> the 4k monitor so it isn't taking up any additional real estate on my    
    MK> physical desktop.   
      
   i would like to do the samme with my 49" 4k android tv, like the youngsters   
   room :)   
      
    MK> It is more than a lttle cramped to say the least.     
    MK> So far I think it is worth it other than the fact that a 24" 1080p    
    MK> would have been just as good and cheaper.  I must admit I really like    
    MK> what I see so far.   
      
   40 cm from the screen it should not be bigger, thats why it should be small,   
   its more or less a joke to use 4k and small screens if not playing games :)   
      
    BP>> i like to say get a hdmi monitor at 4k or even 8k without any   
    BP>> tuner at all   
      
    MK> Agreed.  That is what I have now except 28" which is as small as it    
    MK> gets as far as regular desktop systems are concerned.   
      
   super   
      
    BP>> * x11-libs/libfakeXinerama   
    BP>> dont know if this is at any help for the penguins ?   
      
    MK> Not for the boot penguins.  Anyhow I have it working now using a efi    
    MK> capable grub.  I still haven't heard any alternative solutions.   
      
   would you share the grub config for this ?   
      
    MK> Bottomline is that in order to get all 16 penguins on bootup, the    
    MK> minimum resolution is 1080p.   
      
   fair   
      
    MK> You will lose 3 penguins at 720p.   
      
   all is not free    
       
    MK> At 4k there is room for exactly 30 penguins.   
    MK> I am guessing 60 on an 8k    
    MK> monitor. You tell me.   
      
   when i get one :=)   
      
      
    Regards Benny   
      
   ... too late to die young :)   
      
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