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4k is not 2160p - heard it here first! (www.dexerto.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Dear God,

I hope they sack this "journalist" quickly.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Calling 3840x2160 "4k" makes sense since 3840 is so close.
On a different note sometimes I've heard people call 2560x1440 for "2k" but neither 2560 nor 1440p are close to 2k so that makes little sense to me

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1920x1080 is closer to 2K if anything.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yep Full HD is a 2K resolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Heh, I never knew this and I am tech savy. TIL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think people call 1440p 2k because they know 4k exists and associate 1080p with 1k.