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4K resolution

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Also known as 4K, UHD, 2160p

video or display resolutions with a width of around 4,000 pixels

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Encyclopedic overview

Comparison of common broadcast resolutions

4K resolution is a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels. For digital cinematography, it is 4096 × 2160 (DCI 4K), typically with a 256:135 (1.9:1) aspect ratio; for digital television, it is 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD), typically with a 16:9 (1.78:1) aspect ratio.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “4K resolution” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.