(01-22-2017, 05:37 AM)Link_to_the_past Wrote: Ehm, a 4K 22 inches screen has a lower ppi than the 720p 6 inches screen of the switch.
Specifically a 4k 22" monitor has 200 ppi while the nintendo switch has 237 ppi. So if you find the picture quality in a 4k 22" monitor bad then guess what, the nintendo switch is even better than that. Specifically it has the same ppi as a 18,5 inches 4k monitor.
https://www.sven.de/dpi/
You're not taking viewing distance into account http://www.engineeringcalculator.net/home-theater-calculator.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_Display most people don't use their 4k 22 inch monitor less than 1 ft from their eyes, like they might use the Switch. That being said 720p is still very good, it's just that it'll be noticeably worse than a 1080p display if you use it closer than 8 inches to your eyes. I'm not saying Nintendo should've made the Switch have a higher res screen, all I'm saying is technically under semi-normal viewing conditions it could be better.
Another thought I had was maybe Nintendo could release a premium dock that could have it's own gpu so the Switch could output 4k. Does anyone think that could be possible? Maybe it could be possible to hack the Switch and make an app that would enable the Switch (plugged in with usb-c) to use the PC's gpu?