4k foolishness

[Acevil]

Netyaroze said:

Acevil said:

Xenostar said:
there are measuring it in horizontal now rather than vertical, and it is proper 4k on a projector it is slightly under on TV units. But it is 4x the amount of pixels, so i think its fine to call it 4k

But isn't it 4x the amount that is offered by 2k. So really it is just clever marketing nothing else. 

4k has 4 times more pixel than 1080p and 1080p has about 2.2 times more pixel than 720p and 720p has roughly 3 times more pixel than 480p.

 

2k is 1080p aka 1980 (2k) x 1080

4k is 2160p aka 3840 (4k) x 2160

Where do you see the clever marketing ? It was like this before 1080p became a marketing term.

Well the way I see it marketed is that 4K can be misleading to consumers that learned the vertical way. Cinema people I believe called it 4K for years. I called it UHD.