Full High Definition?

Question

If Full HD is 1080p on TV, then what do our eyes see at?

I'm assuming that our eyes probably see at 10,000p or something, but I'm curious.

Answer 1

This question has been asked a few times, or how many MP does the eye see.

Several of us searched everywhere for answers, and the best we could ever find is that it can't be compared.

The eye/brain are a completely different optical system than a camera and can't be measured that way. There are too many variables.

You heard of comparing apples and oranges ?....

Well this is more like apples and the orange crates....

Answer 2

As Footprintz says, it's not really comparable.

And it's not even down to how many optical cells the eye has, because the optic nerve only has about 1.2 million fibres.

Does that mean the eye only works like a 1.2 MP camera?  Nothing like it!  A lot of processing goes on *within* the retina, and most of the peripheral retina has a very low visual acuity, while the small central macular region has a much higher one.

This is why the eye can appreciate a higher quality TV screen (depending on the viewing distance):  The bit being actually looked at is being processed at the eye's highest resolution.  But the whole screen is not seen like that at the same time.