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Large displays appreciate the higher resolution despite the file size. Please consider never to skimp on them. TIA.
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2020-08-20, 17:22
(This post was last modified: 2020-08-20, 17:24 by brazen1.)
On an 82", the smaller resolution gifs are borderline junk. I can only imagine what they look like on 150" screens. There is nothing great or sharp about them because they are what they are - mediocre artwork probably intended for cell phones and other small displays where pride in workmanship isn't important. Often I replace them with static jpg's at larger resolutions to make my library presentable once I actually see how bad they look installed in Kodi. I use hundreds and hundreds of them fwiw. Imo, if someone prefers to use slow hardware, suggesting that high performance enhancements would be better served as low performance enhancements is kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Some of the highest quality gifs are shared in this forum by some very talented folks. I doubt they would ever consider taking steps backwards for slow pokes.
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82" vs 65" is a 20% gain in screen size. I don't consider that "a bit" but to each his own. Yes, I agree. The size you display your posters at becomes less critical when you choose tiny views. I happen to use the largest Aeon Nox offers with its MyFlix view. I just took a tape measure to a poster. Each is 12 3/4 x 8 1/2. That's over a foot tall for a poster on my little 82" display. This is the beauty of 10' interfaces. Clarity becomes critical at these sizes. If anything, I'd like to see animatedposter.gifs offer higher resolutions than they currently are although the better ones are acceptable whereas the mediocre ones are unusable at these sizes imo.
No, I'm not joking about 150" screens? They are common among PJ users. Even more common would be in the 110" range. I don't consider them "freaks" either.
I find the gifs I like on the internet. I simply don't have the time or the ambition to create them myself since I am creating other time consuming HTPC wonders openly shared on the internet. Besides this forum, google is my friend. So is GIPHY to name a couple from a very long list. Happy hunting.
