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Like maybe you wanna just lay in bed and watch on your phone instead of having to sit up in a chair for laptop or on a sofa for tv.

Basically: Convienience vs Big Screen? Which is more important to you?

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[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 hours ago

Depends what it is. I'm perfectly happy watching an animation spectacle with good music (say, KPop Demon Hunters) or a drama (say, Steve Jobs) on my 6.9" ~1440p iPhone screen, especially with AirPods. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is loud enough for anyone to hear, but it's not exactly clear. Hence the AirPods.

Now if I want to watch Interstellar, I'm gonna watch that on the 55" 4K TV, especially the beautiful scenes. The drama, the parts in the house or on the ship or whatever? Doesn't really matter. But the big space scenes, or the planet with the waves? Big screen all the way.

The only issue I have with the phone screen is holding it. I'd rather watch on my MacBook. 15" screen, great sound even without headphones, so it's almost big enough for watching movies on (but for epic shots, I still like watching them on the TV).