"4K Gaming"

[Crunchynmilk]

Am I the only one that finds it annoying how they call it "4k" the resolution is 3840x2160, which is indeed better but aren't all the other resolution names defined by the pixels in height? ex; 1080p, 720p, 480p, and so forth. But 4k gaming at decided do round up the 3840 pixels in width to what many may initially feel is 4000 pixels tall in a 16:9 ratio. Am I correct or am I just misinformed? 

[MrDrWho13]

I think you're right, this seems a bit confusing. However, we're too late in to change anything so just go with the flow

[C0LL0SS0S]

AFAIK its because 1080 would be 1k and 4K has 4 times the pixels of 1080p 

[GarnetDevil]

Well, consider the fact that the name for 1080p and lower resolution was decided long ago, there's not much we can change

[DarkBlade2117]

Marketing

[Guest]

When is a 4 tb HDD actually at least 4tb (in windows) Read some stories about same things with smart phone memory stuff. We get scammed by the sales departments.

[GoodBytes]

UHD is the actual 3840x2160 resolution name. However, resolution name was never popular, and confusing as hell for even knowledgeable people, as they are mostly made up with no sense. For example:

DCI 2K (2048x1080)

QHD / WQHD (2560x1440)

QHD+ (3200x1800)

what?

 

Why 2560x1440 has 2 names, why QHD has a "+", and non "+" version, and both are drastically different.

Why the first one listed has "2K"...

 

As 16:9 doesn't have a real 4K resolution due to its limited aspect ratio... 3840x2160 is rounded to 4K by marketing. But usually, we say "4K", but many times on specs sheet you'll see "4K UHD", to indicate that it isn't true 4K, but rather UHD, marketed as 4K. And we call 4096 x 2160, True 4K (or the official name: DCI 4K.. but again, forget the name).

 

Another factor why higher 3840x2160 can't be 16:9 is actually a lie (as 16:9 is an aspect ratio, a higher resolution can be rounded down to 4K), but this was the max resolution of HDMI and many TV broadcasting equipment bandwidth limitations, and the missing pixels allowed for cheaper TVs, on something already expensive.

 

So in others words, you have TV space to thank for this mess.

 

[Crunchynmilk]

54 minutes ago, C0LL0SS0S said:

AFAIK its because 1080 would be 1k and 4K has 4 times the pixels of 1080p 

4k = 829440 pixels

1080p = 2073600 pixels

 

829440 divided by 2073600 = 3.35

 

i wish you were right, but marketers just like to fuck us in our bums and in our wallets

 

 

[mariushm]

37 minutes ago, Crunchynmilk said:

4k = 829440 pixels

1080p = 2073600 pixels

 

829440 divided by 2073600 = 3.35

 

i wish you were right, but marketers just like to fuck us in our bums and in our wallets

 

 

4k = 3840x2160 = 8,294,400

1080p = 1920x1080 = 2,073,600

 

8294400 / 2073600 = 4

 

Yeah, what we have is not true 4K as defined by all kinds of standards ... 4k would be DCI 4k , 4096x2160  (256:135, approximately a 1.9:1 aspect ratio).

It was just easier to multiply 1920x1080 in both directions for computer monitors.