Marques Brownlee
You know what's bothering me for no reason?
Up until 1080p, we referred to video resolutions by their VERTICAL RESOLUTION

426x240 = "240p"
854x480 = "480p"
1280x720 = "720p"
1920x1080 = "1080p"

But then above that, we started using HORIZONTAL resolution, but rounded

7680x4230 = "8K"
3840x2160 = "4K"

And then for everything in between, we just... threw that out?

2560x1440 = "2K/1440p" ???
2772x1272 = "1.5K" ?????????????
Nov 6 at 5:48pmWeb
Show threadChad WoodfordNov 6
Sir, this is a Wendy's
Show threadLance UlanoffNov 6
We need to resolve this
Show threadEnriqueNov 6
anything more than 1080 that doesn't end in a "p" is pure marketing
Show threadThomas the Dank Engine ❤️‍🔥Nov 6
Also love how 1440p has its horizontal resolution rounded DOWN. So all the K terms are even numbers.
Show threadDavid SnellingNov 6
Damn, now that bothers me too
Show threadThe Mighty RecheckiNov 6
Wide and ultrawide aspect ratios made it less reasonable to measure in vertical lines.

Would just like to share pleasing "back of envelope" maths results I came across the other day. For 16:9...

1. You can't tell the difference between 4K and 8K unless you are nearer to the screen than its width

2. You can't tell the distance between 8K and 16K unless you are so near you can't see the whole screen.
Show threadDavid JensenNov 6
@the.mighty.rechecki I can see a one pixel wide gap between two parallel lines at a viewing distance of over 1.5x the width of my 4K monitor.
I think you'd have to be at a distance of at least 2x the width to not be able to see any differences between 4K and 8K in any image.
Show threadHoward Chu @ SymasNov 6
@mkbhd the transition from analog to digital TV happened in there too. 480P made sense because scanlines are inherent to the signal, but horizontal resolution was ambiguous. Could be 640x480, 720x480, etc because analog video didn't have actual discrete pixels. With the advent of HDTV though, the signal went all digital and horizontal resolution became an inherent property of the format.
Show threadStoinovNov 7
@hyc @mkbhd another thing that might’ve played a role - marketing. 4K looks a lot cooler than either of the two dimensions. And it’s way easier to be remembered AND referenced by the normal people.
Just another shortcut taken by the people responsible to move more units I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️
Show threadChristopher CanadaNov 7
You're overthinking this
Show threadTom ColeNov 9
@mkbhd as I recall, there was a resolution regarding this that was voted down…