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Understanding 4K Display Resolutions

4K resolution refers to display devices or content with horizontal resolution of around 4,000 pixels. There are several 4K standards for digital television and film. The dominant standard for digital cinema is DCI 4K, which has a resolution of 4096 x 2160 pixels, or a 1.9:1 aspect ratio. This should not be confused with UHDTV or UHD-1, which is 3840 x 2160 with a 16:9 aspect ratio. While 4K traditionally refers to the DCI resolution, manufacturers often advertise UHDTV as UHD 4K, causing confusion for consumers.

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Understanding 4K Display Resolutions

4K resolution refers to display devices or content with horizontal resolution of around 4,000 pixels. There are several 4K standards for digital television and film. The dominant standard for digital cinema is DCI 4K, which has a resolution of 4096 x 2160 pixels, or a 1.9:1 aspect ratio. This should not be confused with UHDTV or UHD-1, which is 3840 x 2160 with a 16:9 aspect ratio. While 4K traditionally refers to the DCI resolution, manufacturers often advertise UHDTV as UHD 4K, causing confusion for consumers.

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4k display

4K resolution, also called 4K, refers to a display device or content having horizontal resolution on the order of 4,000
pixels.[1] Several 4K resolutions exist in the fields of digital television and digital cinematography. In the movie
projection industry, Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) is the dominant 4K standard.

A 4K resolution, as defined by Digital Cinema Initiatives, is 4096 x 2160 pixels (256:135, approximately a
1.9:1 aspect ratio). This standard is widely respected by the film industry along with all other DCI standards.
[2]

DCI 4K should not be confused with ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) AKA "UHD-1", which has a
resolution of 3840 x 2160 (16:9, or approximately a 1.78:1 aspect ratio). Many manufacturers may advertise
their products as UHD 4K, or simply 4K, when the term 4K is traditionally reserved for the cinematic, DCI
resolution.[3][4] This often causes great confusion among consumers. [5]
The use of width to characterize the overall resolution marks a switch from the previous generation,
high definition television , which categorized media according to the vertical dimension instead, such as
720p or 1080p. Under the previous convention, a 4K UHDTV would be equivalent to 2160p.[6]
YouTube and the television industry have adopted Ultra HD 1 [UHD-1] as its 4K standard and "UHD-2" for NHK/BBC
R&D's 7680x4320 pixels UHDTV 2 with their basic parameter set is defined by the ITU BT.2020 standard.[7][8][9] As of
2014[update], 4K content from major broadcasters remains limited.[10] On April 11, 2013, Bulb TV created by Canadian
serial entrepreneur Evan Kosiner became the first broadcaster to provide a 4K linear channel and VOD content to cable
and satellite companies in North America.[11][12][13][14] The channel is licensed by the
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to provide educational content.[15] However, 4K content
is becoming more widely available online including on YouTube, Netflix and Amazon.[16][17] As of 2015[update], some UHDTV
models were available to general consumers in the range of US$400.[18][19]

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