"2K" does not mean 2560×1440

[Alder Lake]

2 hours ago, yesyes said:

or you can just call it 720p, 1080p 1440p, 4k, and 8k

or 2160p and 4320p if you're like that

 

just don't call it 1080p 1k and 1440p 2k, or you will get laughed at

if you say 2k, you're a wannabe 4k user, and it's also most likely incorrect

[tikker]

3 hours ago, IPD said:

Add onto that 32:9 and 21:9 displays being called "1080p" or "1440"--meaning no differentiation from 16:9 unless you dig down into the specs.

To be fair that labeling would be correct, because 1080p and 1440p just refer to screens that are 1080 or 1440 pixels tall, respectively, which is why specifying the aspect ratio is useful. The original post handily explains that because of film cropping (black bars) this is the reason why movies switched to the "k" shorthands.

3 hours ago, IPD said:

And then there's "UHD, QHD, and FHD--all of which technically apply to multiple resolutions--and you end up with even more confusion.

I have never seen QHD or FHD being used to refer to anything other than 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, but YMMV. UHD does get a little trickier with "4k UHD" and "8k UHD", but the OP has also addressed that.

[xg32]

17 hours ago, Glenwing said:

If you want notation that entirely describes a video format, how about:

 

1920 × 1080 (16:9)

 

Now that's digestable. There's no need to come up with a complicated code language for no reason.

i'm all for keeping it all numbers

[Tan3l6]

4k does not mean anything either, it's just an approximation.

I mean why not "2k" ? It's not "industry standard" name like "FullHD", but its somewhat intuitive.

But don't really care if people use the 2k or not.

[Glenwing]

5 hours ago, IPD said:

I'm guessing you never shop for tires either.  ^^

 

40V-2160D/60 R3000 - is my current 40" monitor, VA panel, 2160p resolution, 60hz refresh, and 3000r curve

 

15.6I-1620D/60 R0 - is the original IPS, 3k, 60hz panel on my 15" GT60 laptop

 

15.4T-1200C/60 R0 - is the TN, WUXGA, 60hz panel on my old 15" Sager 8662

 

22C-1440B/70 R0 - is my old NEC 22" 1920x1440, 70hz CRT from back in 2002

 

it's not complicated when you are taking specs that you'd have to find in 6+ locations and putting them all in one header.

 

 

You have to remember that we're talking about shorthand for resolution. Not including all the other specs. Something that people would say as an alternative to saying "2560×1440" because it's a bit long and the numbers are difficult to remember. Hence, the use of "2K" or "2.5K" is appealing. I don't think a comprehensive spec abbreviation system would fit that same purpose.

[xg32]

1 hour ago, Tan3l6 said:

4k does not mean anything either, it's just an approximation.

I mean why not "2k" ? It's not "industry standard" name like "FullHD", but its somewhat intuitive.

But don't really care if people use the 2k or not.

if 4k is 3840x2160...2k would actually be 1080p, what they refer to as 2k (2560x1440) should be 3k

 

i usually use 1080p 1440p 2160p to avoid any confusion, it's also true that none of this matters too much lol

[Tan3l6]

2 minutes ago, xg32 said:

if 4k is 3840x2160...2k would actually be 1080p, what they refer to as 2k (2560x1440) should be 3k

Only when considering the main descriptor to be approximate number of horizontal pixels.

But sure "2.5k" would not be much longer to pronounce and would stick to the nomenclature.

[starsmine]

Honestly feel like this thread needs to be pinned so more people run across it.

 

On 10/27/2021 at 2:14 PM, xg32 said:

if 4k is 3840x2160...2k would actually be 1080p, what they refer to as 2k (2560x1440) should be 3k

 

i usually use 1080p 1440p 2160p to avoid any confusion, it's also true that none of this matters too much lol

nah, 3k is 2880x1620 in the pattern. which a few cameras can record in. 

[Stahlmann]

Words itself are meaningless. The only meaning we draw out of them is by assosiation. If "2K" is a common abbreviation for 1440p then why is it a problem? If someone says "2K" everyone knows they mean 1440p and 1 out of 100 will bring up this discussion every time. Once an abbreviation get's this far you won't stop it. It's just unnecessarily arguing over semantics at this point.

[Andrewtst]

Even manufacturer from time to time also using 2K refer to as 1440p.

 

This is already a common term which is accepted and people know 2K is referring to 1440p.

For those very particular, can call it in full resolution or xxxp.

 

IMO no reason and no point keep bringing up this 1440p is not 2K.

 

 

[Glenwing]

6 hours ago, Stahlmann said:

Words itself are meaningless. The only meaning we draw out of them is by assosiation. If "2K" is a common abbreviation for 1440p then why is it a problem? If someone says "2K" everyone knows they mean 1440p and 1 out of 100 will bring up this discussion every time. Once an abbreviation get's this far you won't stop it. It's just unnecessarily arguing over semantics at this point.

 

6 hours ago, Andrewtst said:

Even manufacturer from time to time also using 2K refer to as 1440p.

 

This is already a common term which is accepted and people know 2K is referring to 1440p.

For those very particular, can call it in full resolution or xxxp.

 

IMO no reason and no point keep bringing up this 1440p is not 2K.

 

 

This thread was posted in 2016 when this all started. Ultimately it looks like this is going to go into the same bucket as RJ-45 and Molex connectors. But, at least I tried.