There is enough confusion between horizontal resolutions (2K, 4K etc.) and vertical ones (1080p, 2160p etc.). This is not helping; why even print a promotional sticker with a number of pixels smaller than what it should be?

  • ChaoticNeutralCzechOP
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    30 days ago

    Greedy marketers just wanted to show a higher number… That’s why they switched from height to width, too.

    • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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      29 days ago

      Isn’t 4k x4 the amount of fullHD pixels? Its like 4 fullHD screens stacked together, that’s how it was marketed and hence the name.

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        28 days ago

        No, 1080p is 2K because its width is 1920 (close to 2000), 2160p is 4K (3840 px wide), 4320p is 8K (7680 px wide). It’s not 1K, 4K and 16K.