Bug 487274 - With the bing provider, have an option to download UHD resolution images even if the resolution is 1920 x 1080 or lower.
Summary: With the bing provider, have an option to download UHD resolution images even...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Picture of the Day wallpaper (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.27.2
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-05-20 10:08 UTC by paul
Modified: 2025-08-01 23:33 UTC (History)
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Description paul 2024-05-20 10:08:40 UTC
I have search and found this request: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433238, but my monitor's resolution is 1920 x 1080 and the downloaded wallpapers still look very blurry/bad. The UHD ones look great. Can we have checkbox to always download UHD resolution no matter the display's resolution? Thank you in advance.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-05-24 01:53:58 UTC
I'm not sure this makes sense; an FHD screen is not physically capable of displaying the detail in a UHD image. Downloading and displaying a downscaled UHD image on your FHD display would simply increase usage of bandwidth, memory, and storage space for no visual benefit.
Comment 2 paul 2024-06-11 20:12:35 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> I'm not sure this makes sense; an FHD screen is not physically capable of
> displaying the detail in a UHD image. Downloading and displaying a
> downscaled UHD image on your FHD display would simply increase usage of
> bandwidth, memory, and storage space for no visual benefit.

Hello, I have to disagree. In theory you're right, but I don't know what resizing algorithm they are using, but the difference is abysmal. I have uploaded a screenshot so you can see here: https://imgur.com/a/ubUtgT5 . On the left is my desktop, on the right is the 4K image.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2024-06-11 21:01:16 UTC
Hmm, I can indeed see a difference. Fushan, do you know whether this is an issue on our side, or Bing's?
Comment 4 TraceyC 2025-08-01 23:33:43 UTC
Setting to confirmed, this is a valid thing to consider.