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?

  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.mlOP
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    26 days ago

    I know the difference but there are lots of people who aren’t really savvy with video technology. I wouldn’t blame them for thinking that [🢐 1080 🢒] is just barely better than 1024x768.

    2k and 4k does not refer to horizontal resolution but the number of pixels

    Nope. 1920×1080 is 2 073 600 pixels, which would be 2M. “2K” is the horizontal resolution (1920) rounded up. A screen with literally 2K pixels would be around 50×40, lower than the crappiest handheld consoles.

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      26 days ago

      Nah

      They won’t know about 1024x768, but if they did they would understand that 1080 is barely better.

      Going from 1024 to 1920 horizontal also takes the aspect ratio from 3:4 to 16:9. so pixel density is barely better.