Computer shop's monitor display looks so much sharper than my monitor (laptop, screen)

[RobertFisher]

The computer displays at computer shop often show stunningly sharp videos. My laptop never looks like that. Does anyone know how the computer shops are able to produce such high resolution images?

Is it the monitor? The "video card"? Or is it the video?

[Peregrine]

Combination of the 3 with the monitor being most important.

[markjames68]

Often they oversaturate the TV or Monitor on the showroom floor to make the colors "pop". That can be done manually or sometimes via a "vivid" or other setting.

[rjm1cc]

Do a search for screen resolution settings. You computer will have a few different settings and you maybe able to make some improvements.

If on windows go to settings and look at display and personalization options.

[Peregrine]

That's not going to help him much and as it is a laptop he's probably at max resolution already.
Bottom line the shop monitor is probably something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/LG-27UL500-W-...6745848&sr=8-3
Which will look amazing next to something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-SB220Q-U...6745909&sr=8-3

Notice the ####x#### numbers? The higher those numbers the prettier the picture to put it plainly.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

monitor is probably something like this:
LG 27UL500-W 27-Inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Monitor with Radeon Freesync Technology and HDR10

As an iMac user, I don't pay attention to monitor prices. But, that LG monitor for under $400 is just amazing.
I remember paying $1300 ($2100 in today's dollars) for a 19-inch Viewsonic CRT.

[RobertFisher]

would it be correct to say, that an image looks extra sharp:

1. when the ####x#### of the video is bigger than the ####x#### of the monitor

2. when ####x#### per inch is higher?

Seems logical to me, that these would increase resolution...