The Chain
Between the file and the panel a picture is decoded, scaled, converted and passed along a link. Each step can quietly cost something, and it matters a great deal which device does which.
The last part of the chain worth worrying about, and the first part most people change.
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Where scaling happens
Something in the chain resizes the picture, and it matters which thing does it.
Automatic handling against control of it.
Spend on deciding where scaling happens. -
Bit depth and banding
Visible steps in a gradient are a depth problem, not a panel fault.
Bandwidth against smooth gradients.
Spend on the source and the link, not the panel. -
Cables
Digital either arrives or does not. The failure mode is dropouts, not warmth.
Specification and length against price and mythology.
Spend to spec, then stop.