You'll probably notice a difference but there's really no promise you'll find any value in it.
I need 4k for programming but I've yet to appreciate 4k for video. I see it, but I just don't really care.
I need 4k for programming but I've yet to appreciate 4k for video. I see it, but I just don't really care.
It's hard to describe the difference, except that I have two monitors side by side -- one a 4k, and one a 1440p, and the difference is noticeable. Even when I scale the 4k monitor so that the window size is the same, the text quality is still noticeably easier to read.
4k monitor for two panes of code
4k monitor for a browser + debugger or maybe two browsers: one mobile one desktop.
1080p monitor for docs or maybe Netflix as I work depending on the kind of work.
When I'm doing robotics or server or more general programming work I basically just use my main monitor.
Reading code on a 1080p monitor is almost intolerable now that I'm used to 4k. I can size it way down and get two full panes of code side by side.