Question about monitors

[Aree Soothsayer]

Is it my imagination...

1080 is the smaller number in that size monitor.

1440 is the same thing...

4k.. uses the Larger number...

 

Or am I just imagining things?

[minibois]

Yeah it's all imaginary names anyways.

 

1080(p) and 1440(p) refer to the height of the monitors, while 4K refers to the (rough) amount of horizontal pixels.

You could say 1080p and 1440p are 2K and 2.5K respectively, although 1440p is some called 2K either way, even though it's 2560 horizontal pixels is closer to 3K rather than 2K..

Some people even say 3840x2160 is not 4K, it's UHD. 4K = 4096x2160

 

And of course we have the 21:9 aspect ratios too, 2560x1080 and 3440x1440, which can make "1080p" and "1440p" confusing either way..

 

My solution: don't care about the names and just call them whatever you like, as long as it is clear in context.

Say 1080p when it's clear you're talking about either 16:9 or 21:9, otherwise just say 1920x1080.

Say 1440p, with the same idea; otherwise say 2560x1440.

Say 4K if you mean 3840x2160, because who cares. If you want to be very specific and use the correct names/terms: just don't use the name/terms.

 

Any time you claim you're correct about these terms, someone will present a link with a list of names/terms to show you're wrong.

So I will openly admit; the terms I am using in this post may not be in line with what you think a name/term means.

I avoid these names/terms as much as possible and only use it when it's implicitly very clear what resolution I am talking about.

[Glenwing]

12 minutes ago, Aree Soothsayer said:

Is it my imagination...

1080 is the smaller number in that size monitor.

1440 is the same thing...

4k.. uses the Larger number...

 

Or am I just imagining things?

Yes that is correct.

[Aree Soothsayer]

Aaaah.

 

BUZZZWORDS!

 

I hates the Buzzwords!

 

1080, 1440, and 2k

[VIVO-US]

So apparently, the term "2K" was created by DCI for 2048x1080 format, and when 4096x2160 was created, they called it "4K".  Common 4K TVs don't actually match that resolution though, so the more correct term for them is UHD (ultra HD), but "4K" is easier to say for marketing purposes.  And likewise, true "8K" should be 8192x4320, and what we know as "8K" (7680x4320) is actually UHDTV-2, but again, that's harder to say for marketing terms.

[Glenwing]

5 minutes ago, VIVO-US said:

So apparently, the term "2K" was created by DCI for 2048x1080 format, and when 4096x2160 was created, they called it "4K".  Common 4K TVs don't actually match that resolution though, so the more correct term for them is UHD (ultra HD), but "4K" is easier to say for marketing purposes.  And likewise, true "8K" should be 8192x4320, and what we know as "8K" (7680x4320) is actually UHDTV-2, but again, that's harder to say for marketing terms.

2K and 4K were not created by DCI and don't refer specifically to 2048×1080 and 4096×2160; they are generic terms in the cinema industry which predate the DCI specification.

[wall03]

22 hours ago, minibois said:

Yeah it's all imaginary names anyways.

 

1080(p) and 1440(p) refer to the height of the monitors, while 4K refers to the (rough) amount of horizontal pixels.

You could say 1080p and 1440p are 2K and 2.5K respectively, although 1440p is some called 2K either way, even though it's 2560 horizontal pixels is closer to 3K rather than 2K..

Some people even say 3840x2160 is not 4K, it's UHD. 4K = 4096x2160

 

And of course we have the 21:9 aspect ratios too, 2560x1080 and 3440x1440, which can make "1080p" and "1440p" confusing either way..

 

My solution: don't care about the names and just call them whatever you like, as long as it is clear in context.

Say 1080p when it's clear you're talking about either 16:9 or 21:9, otherwise just say 1920x1080.

Say 1440p, with the same idea; otherwise say 2560x1440.

Say 4K if you mean 3840x2160, because who cares. If you want to be very specific and use the correct names/terms: just don't use the name/terms.

 

Any time you claim you're correct about these terms, someone will present a link with a list of names/terms to show you're wrong.

So I will openly admit; the terms I am using in this post may not be in line with what you think a name/term means.

I avoid these names/terms as much as possible and only use it when it's implicitly very clear what resolution I am talking about.

I think it might be easier and better understood for this naming scheme (common res for fastr reply):

 

1080p

1080 x 1920: 1080p, FHD, 1080p 16:9

1080 x 2560: 1080p 21:9, 1080p UltraWide

 

1440p

1440 x 2160: 1440p

more upon request

 

4K

2160 x 3840: 4K UHD, 2160p, 4K

2160 x 4096: 4K DCI more upon request

 

8k just ask for it

[VIVO-US]

2 hours ago, Glenwing said:

2K and 4K were not created by DCI and don't refer specifically to 2048×1080 and 4096×2160; they are generic terms in the cinema industry which predate the DCI specification.

Ok, I'd only done a few minutes of research to try and find where the terms came from, and what came up for me said DCI, so I went with that.