![]() Most displays can support a wide range of resolutions, in various aspect ratios, which would be overly complicated to market. Interestingly enough, there is no “3K” resolution. The “K” term is relatively new and borrowed from the cinema industry. It’s an easier way to advertise displays. However, the most common resolution for 4K displays is 3840×2160 which is not in the 4,000 wide pixel range.Īs you can see, there’s no real set-in-stone rule for these terms, and they were mainly coined for marketing purposes. In the movie industry, 4K displays use a 4096×2160 (also called DCI 4K) resolution ( What’s 4K? 3840×2160?). It’s referred to as 2K because it has twice as many vertical pixels as standard 720P HD, the width is in the 2,000-pixel range, and it’s an easy term to use.ĤK is usually used to describe displays that support resolutions with a 4,000 pixel width. I was struggling with the same issue, so I did some research, and I thought I would help clear up some of the misconceptions about display resolutions in this article. It can all be very overwhelming for the average consumer. ![]() ![]() And then there are the terms like Full HD, Quad HD, and Ultra HD. To further complicate things, there’s the “Ps” such as 720P, 1080P, 1440P, and others. There are very specific resolutions, and then there are generic marketing terms such as 2K, 4K, and whatnot. When it comes to buying a new monitor, figuring out which resolution is best for your system can be difficult. ![]()
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