Posted October 23, 2017 If 4 4k screens are like one 8k screen, and 16 4k screens are like one 16k screen. So why do the "Razer Project Valerie" with 3 4k screens is being called a 12k screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 Because the number is measured by the horizontal length, in pixels. 4 4k screens in a square would result in a horizontal length of 8k. 3 4k screens arranged horizontally makes it 12k. Computer engineering grad student, machine learning researcher, and hobbyist embedded systems developer Daily Driver: CPU: Ryzen 7 4800H | GPU: RTX 2060 | RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz C16 Gaming PC: CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X | GPU: EVGA RTX 2080Ti | RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz C16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 Cuz companies enjoy confusing the consumer with buzzwords even if they aren’t correct. It’s not actually 12k, just horizontally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, royshaet said: If 4 4k screens are like one 8k screen, and 16 4k screens are like one 16k screen. So why do the "Razer Project Valerie" with 3 4k screens is being called a 12k screen? The number refers to approximately how many pixels there per line. So I guess technically if we make a 8,294,400 x 1 screen, we can say it's an 8.3M screen. I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, royshaet said: If 4 4k screens are like one 8k screen, and 16 4k screens are like one 16k screen. So why do the "Razer Project Valerie" with 3 4k screens is being called a 12k screen? https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/691408-2k-does-not-mean-2560×1440/ The names have nothing to do with how many times another resolution they are Forum Rules | Guide to Display Cables / Adapters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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