Wasn't trying to offend you and sorry if I did. I just don't understand why you are on a technology forum and are advocating against advancements in technology lol. You clearly don't have an eye for picture quality and that's fine but that doesn't mean there aren't noticeable improvements. There's people who buy $50 sound bars and think they have a high end sound system, that doesn't mean expensive sound bars have no benefit or shouldn't be made. Same case with you and your 1080p tv. More power to ya, save your money and enjoy it, but there is a huge jump from 1080P to 4k (and even 1080p to 1440p). And there is a big difference between 4k and 8k, even on 4k tv's or 1600p laptop screens, the difference is there. Distant objects, for example, are one of the big improvements. 8k is like looking at a picture taken with a high megapixel camera, except it's video.
I think the argument however is that while, yes, 4K is a huge improvement over 1080p, and I agree with you even 1440p is very noticeable over 1080p, the issue with 8K is that it only makes sense in limited use cases.
If you have a huge TV (I am talking >100 inches here) then you will notice the difference between 4K and 8K due to more pixels per inch.
If you sit right up close to the screen (i.e. you're using a monitor) then you will notice the difference more clearly even on smaller displays, but in those cases you're probably going to have to scale up the UI to be able to read text anyway.
For the most part, I have to say I agree with
@skaertus. If you compare 4K and 8K on a standard sized 40-50 inch TV and sit on the sofa to watch it, the difference is just not going to be perceptible to most people unless perhaps they are side by side and you are really looking for the details. Even then, I wonder how many people would be able to tell which one is 8K without being told, unless they put their faces right up to the screen.
I don't think anyone is arguing against technological improvements, only how much real world utility they will actually have. We do seem to be moving towards TV's getting bigger and bigger (I remember back when 32 inches was considered a big TV!) so maybe we will all have giant 8K TV's and we will notice the resolution difference.
However screens cannot just keep getting infinitely bigger and bigger. If we stick to 40-50 inches I can't imagine 8K being a huge jump like 480p to 720p to 1080p to 4K.
Fwiw I have looked at 8K TV's in the shops, they look super impressive when they are huge 80-100 inch screens and you stand right up close, make no mistake. I just question if it will make any actual real life difference if you were take a 50 inch 8K TV home and put it on the wall compared to 4K.
I think the real innovations will come not from constant increases in resolution, where we are now reaching diminishing returns, but instead from improved display technology like HDR that will make the image brighter and clearer. For example my new M1 MBA has the exact same resolution as my 2015 rMBP but the first thing I noticed when I opened it up was how great the screen looked because it has HDR, a superior range of colours, more brightness, and probably a lot of other fancy improvements that have taken place over those five years.
The end result is a display that looks visibly better despite being an identical size and resolution. Further improvements in those areas are what will drive better displays in the future rather than throwing more pixels at everything imo.
