>'Most people' can't distinguish 1080p from 4k from 6 ft away
6ft away (and screen size) being key. From up close, everyone can and the difference is obvious. Whereas with lossy audio, a well encoded track will sound transparent to ~99% of people, no matter how they listen or what equipment they use.
Digital audio is pretty much a solved problem in terms of transparent encoding. Consumer digital video still has a long way to go.
(That said, I do support the use of FLAC, just for that extra safety and because it doesn't really cost too much.)
6ft away (and screen size) being key. From up close, everyone can and the difference is obvious. Whereas with lossy audio, a well encoded track will sound transparent to ~99% of people, no matter how they listen or what equipment they use.
Digital audio is pretty much a solved problem in terms of transparent encoding. Consumer digital video still has a long way to go.
(That said, I do support the use of FLAC, just for that extra safety and because it doesn't really cost too much.)