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kirby007 on 11 December 2013

So While looking for a new screeny to display my gaming needs I came across some which are advertised as 4k

you know 4k sounds good right? so when taking a closer look at the details ( the bigger the screens are the tinier these signs become )it revealed its actually 3840 × 2160

WTF thats like 2160p then these commercial guys are smart, make everything look bigger

cause basicly you expect 6800 x 4000 right?



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DamnTastic on 11 December 2013

ehh...?
Never understood these things



SxyxS on 11 December 2013

in this case 3840 is the 4K



Jereel Hunter on 11 December 2013
kirby007 said:

So While looking for a new screeny to display my gaming needs I came across some which are advertised as 4k

you know 4k sounds good right? so when taking a closer look at the details ( the bigger the screens are the tinier these signs become )it revealed its actually 3840 × 2160

WTF thats like 2160p then these commercial guys are smart, make everything look bigger

cause basicly you expect 6800 x 4000 right?


4k is just... the minimum price



kakmalasch on 11 December 2013

good luck running a game in 6800 x 4000 lol



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kirby007 on 11 December 2013
kakmalasch said:
good luck running a game in 6800 x 4000 lol

I might have pulled the ratio out of my ass but it is around 1:1.7



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Netyaroze on 11 December 2013
kirby007 said:

So While looking for a new screeny to display my gaming needs I came across some which are advertised as 4k

you know 4k sounds good right? so when taking a closer look at the details ( the bigger the screens are the tinier these signs become )it revealed its actually 3840 × 2160

WTF thats like 2160p then these commercial guys are smart, make everything look bigger

cause basicly you expect 6800 x 4000 right?


The difference between 1080p and 2160p is 4 times the pixel, its just numbers for the most people what it means the picture is a lot better thats all that matters. 4k is a cinema term and it refers to the horizontal resolution 1080p for example is 2k actually.

And what you expected is 7680x4320 which would be 8k and which is 16 times the resolution of 1080p this is a little unrealistic don`t you think ?.



Xenostar on 11 December 2013

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



Acevil on 11 December 2013
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. 



 

kirby007 on 11 December 2013

i do not disagree with you guys, but its just interesting how they handle representing(selling) resolutions



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