One of first numbers you'll see when you're shopping for a new TV - right after the screen size and the price - is the resolution. Unfortunately, it's one of the more confusing numbers too.Here are some common questions you might have about resolution, along with our quick answers. What does 4K mean?
'Crazy People,' in fact, has more really big laughs in it than any other unsuccessful comedy I've seen. What's especially fun is when the campaigns are printed by mistake, and we see the reactions of a public exposed for the first time to things they have secretly believed for a long time. The ad campaigns are rude, obscene and hilarious.
It depends, but usually 3,840x2,160 pixels. What does UHD mean? It stands for 'Ultra High Definition,' but it basically means 4K. Are most 4K these days? At 50 inches and above, yes. Does 4K mean the picture will be better than my old TV?
Not necessarily. If 4K is four times greater than 1080p, does that mean 4K is 4320p? No. Is 8K worth worrying about? No.Looking for more information about TV resolution? Let's start at the beginning. What is resolution?Resolution, in terms of TV hardware, refers to the number of pixels that compose the picture on the TV.
A single pixel, or discrete picture element, consists of a tiny dot on the screen.There are numerous resolutions found on flat-panel TVs. Older TVs, and many 32-inch models sold today, have a million or so pixels (720p). More recent and slightly larger TVs (typically 49 inches and smaller) have a little over 2 million pixels (1080p). Even newer and bigger TVs (typically 50 inches and above, although numerous smaller sizes too) have 8 million (for 4K Ultra HD). And the newest, largest and most ridiculously expensive TVs have over 33 million pixels ( ). You'll have to look very closely, or whip out a magnifying glass, to discern each one.offers four times the number of pixels as 4K (UHD).Sarah Tew/CNETResolution is one of the most common specifications used to sell TVs, partly because '4K' and '8K' sound really high-tech and impressive.
However, resolution is not the most important ingredient in picture quality. Just because a TV has higher resolution than another, doesn't always mean it's looks better. It might, but not always, and for reasons that have little to do with resolution. A TV with better performance, a better overall or will look better than one that just has more pixels.That said, it's still worth understanding the various resolutions used by TV makers and others.
Here's a bit more, ahem, detail. Select large-screen resolutions. Resolution nameHorizontal x vertical pixelsOther namesDevices8K7,680x4,3208K UHDTVs'Cinema' 4K4,096xunspecified4KProjectorsUHD3,840x2,1604K, Ultra HD, Ultra-High DefinitionTVs, monitors2K2,048xunspecifiednoneProjectorsWUXGA1,920x1,200Widescreen Ultra Extended Graphics ArrayMonitors, projectors1080p1,920x1,080Full HD, FHD, HD, High DefinitionTVs, monitors720p1,280x720HD, High DefinitionTVs4K or Ultra HDThe most common resolution for new TVs is 4K. Since it's unfamiliar to many people, it's also the source of the vast majority of the confusion about TV resolution.The short version is this: When it comes to TVs, 4K and Ultra HD (or UHD) are referring to the same resolution. Those TVs, along with and nearly all UHD streaming content from Netflix, and others, is 3,840x2,160 resolution.One problem is that 4K means something different whether you're talking about a TV in your home, or.Technically, '4K' means a horizontal resolution of 4,096 pixels. This is the resolution set forth by the.
Because movies vary in aspect ratio, which refers to the exact shape of the rectangle of screen, no vertical resolution is specified.So yes,. Ultra HD TVs aren't technically '4K' since their resolution is 3,840x2,160. However, it doesn't matter. 4K is way easier to say than 2,160p or Ultra HD, and when anyone runs a survey asking about it, the vast majority of you (and us, FWIW), greatly prefer '4K.'
Amazon and most TV makers, all of which. This shows the relative number of pixels in each of the major resolution formats. Not actual size of course; this is a chart not a visual representation (though it is to scale if you click on it).From largest to smallest: 4K Cinema, in 1.78:1 aspect ratio (black); UHD (white); 2K Cinema, in 1.78:1 aspect (green); Full HD 1080p (red); 720p (blue).Geoffrey Morrison/CNETSince the pixel difference is 13 percent and it's nearly impossible to see, we'll file this under 'why does anyone care?' , on the other hand, are actually 4K. The best picture I've ever seen in a theater.8K follows the same logic. If you're talking about TVs, it's twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of 4K TVs: 7,680x4,320. This isn't a cinema resolution yet, at least not outside of the experimental stage.
We're starting to see hit the market, but it's going to be many years before this resolution is common. COLOSSALY HUMONGOUS ULTRA HIGH-DEFINITION (CHUHD)— David Katzmaier (@dkatzmaier)Right now you can find 4K content in many places.
Most of the major streaming services, like Netflix, Amazon, iTunes and Vudu all have 4K available. There are also and, like the.
If you have a PC, most video cards from the last few years can render games at 4K, with varying degrees of success. On the other hand, there's no US broadcast TV in 4K. We'll have to wait until for 4K over-the-air.
For cable and satellite there are some options from some providers, but this is currently only a couple of channels of movies and documentaries. Which is to say, primetime shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox are not in 4K, and there's no clear indication when they might be. 2KBefore '4K' became common, you'd almost never see '2K.' It was pretty much just a cinema resolution, which is why you'll sometimes see used to refer to a '.' Most digital cinema projectors used in theaters are 2K resolution (some are less). It's 2,048 pixels wide, and again, no vertical resolution is specified by the.But now that '4K' has gained traction as a term used to describe TVs and content, '2K' is becoming increasingly common as shorthand for the 1080p resolution used by most HDTVs, as well as Blu-ray. It's not technically accurate, but that didn't stop '4K' from becoming more popular than 'UHD.'
1080p or Full HDRemember how we talked about digital cinema resolutions only specifying the horizontal resolution?Well TVs, on the other hand, have historically used the vertical to describe resolution (going back to the glass tube days). So 1080p is the vertical resolution. Nearly all HDTVs have an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (16:9, aka 'widescreen'), so that means a horizontal resolution of 1,920 pixels (1,920x1,080).This is another source of confusion, since decades of TV discussions have talked about vertical resolutions, and then all of a sudden we're talking about '4K TVs,' which refers to the horizontal resolution. Don't blame me, it wasn't my idea.That means 1080p is not '1K.'
If anything, it's '2K.' Or it is by the same logic that UHD TVs are 4K. That said, most people don't call 1080p 2K; they call it 1080p or Full HD.By the way, but no modern TV is 1080i. However, most HDTV broadcasts including those from CBS and NBC, are still 1080i.
Related on CNET.720pRoughly half the number of pixels of 1080p. It's rare to find a TV that's 720p anymore. However, all ABC, Fox, ESPN, and their affiliated/sister channels broadcast at 720p. This goes back to the initial HD transition at the turn of the century. And if you're wondering why your TV doesn't say '720p' on those channels,.
Monitor resolutions: WUXGA, WXGA, WXXXGA, WXCBGBSA, WXLADYGAGAIn the computer world they use an incomprehensible and shockingly un-user-friendly jumble of letters to describe resolution. Well, not 'shockingly' since these are computers.Look, I'm a computer guy, building my own PCs since the early '90s, and even I can't tell you what half these letters mean. I can understand that initially they were implemented to make things easier, but we've got so many resolutions and combinations that now they're just annoying.Basically, the ones you're most likely to see are FHD (1,920x1,080) and WUXGA (1,920x1,200). The rest, you can dive into and print yourself a.Fortunately, the only time most of you will come across this letter goulash is if you're looking for a cheap data projector or a computer monitor.There are also computer monitors that have unique resolutions like 5K (5,120x2,880) or ultrawidescreen 21:9 aspect ratios with crazy resolutions like 3,440x1,440.
There are so many variations we couldn't hope to cover them all.Samsung's CF791 ultrawidescreen monitor has 3440x1440 pixels, or UW-QHD (Ultra Wide Quad HD) resolution.Sarah Tew/CNETBottom lineWhen you boil it all down, here's the takeaway: Your current TV (unless you bought it in the last few years) is HD, 1080p. Newer TVs are 4K Ultra HD, which have four times as many pixels as 1080p. Someday you might have an 8K or even, but that's a l-o-o-o-o-ng way away.Here's where we remind you that more pixels doesn't necessarily mean a better picture.
There are other aspects of picture quality, such as contrast and color, that are far more important than resolution.In the future, resolution might become irrelevant. Technologies like separate size and resolution, so your future 50-inch bedroom TV will have a radically different resolution than the 100-inch living room TV, as opposed to now where they'd both be 4K with different size pixels. And one would be a. Thanks to advancements in video processing, though, this won't matter. They'll all look sharp and detailed.Update Feb. 7, 2019: This story first appeared in January, 2016. It has been updated to reflect new information and advancements.Got a question for Geoff?
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I wonder if they have a squad out in Hollywood named the Movie Police, who swoop down on screenplays and enforce all of the obligatory cliches and story formulas. Every once in a while you find a movie that has the spark of inspired craziness in it, that has a few scenes that tell you the people who made the movie were nutty but brilliant.
And then, just when your hopes are beginning to stir - the Movie Police strike.' Excuse me, sir. Movie Police here. Do you have a love story in this movie?'
'Uh, afraid not. There's no need for one.' 'But who is the female lead?' 'There isn't any.' 'And the heart-warming romantic conclusion?'
'Are you kidding? This is a cynical satire about advertising.' 'And do you have a lot of lovable, huggable goofballs in supporting roles?' 'Only the usual demented creative types who work in any ad agency.' 'Then I'm afraid you'll have to come down to the studio with us.
What you've done is against. Why do I get the feeling a scene like this was played at some point early in the history of 'Crazy People'?
Because the two halves of the movie fit together so uneasily.Advertisement. On the one hand, we have, a demented and crazed advertising genius who gets fed up with the hypocrisy of routine advertising and creates his own campaigns - campaigns that tell the literal, brutal, sacrilegious truth.
On the other hand, we have a subplot involving his romance with a sweet girl he meets in an insane asylum, and, yes, there is a crowd of lovable, huggable goofballs who are vindicated in the relentlessly upbeat ending.Moore plays Emory Leeson, ad man. Most of the unorthodox campaigns he creates for his clients can't be quoted here, because they deal in very direct sexual imagery. Let it be said, however, that many of the campaigns inspire loud and delighted laughter from the audience.' Crazy People,' in fact, has more really big laughs in it than any other unsuccessful comedy I've seen.
What's especially fun is when the campaigns are printed by mistake, and we see the reactions of a public exposed for the first time to things they have secretly believed for a long time.The ad campaigns are rude, obscene and hilarious. The rest of the story is sappy, as Moore's colleagues have him committed to a mental institution. At first he protests that he doesn't belong there, but then he begins to like the place, to enjoy the competent care of the psychiatrist and the soothing tenderness of a beautiful blond patient. Before long, and without any preparation or particular justification for such a miracle, Moore and Hannah are in love. And Moore doesn't ever want to leave this wonderful place - especially not if it means returning to the real madhouse of the ad agency.There is nothing really wrong with the scenes in the institution, except that they're in the wrong movie.
Hannah is warm and engaging as the young woman who loves Moore (I like her better in these everyday roles than when she gets saddled with weirdos), and Ruehl (the mobster's wife in ') avoids all of the usual psychiatrist cliches. The other patients in the institution turn out, inevitably, to be natural-born advertising geniuses, of course. (One of the basic Movie Police Laws is that crazy people are always saner than the rest of us.) My question is: What's this sweet, sunny story doing in the same movie with all of those cheerfully offensive ads? Why couldn't the movie have followed its first instincts and been a hard-edged, cynical social satire? A few weeks before this film was released, starred in ',' a movie that did have the courage of its dark convictions and followed them through to the end. Now there is a movie that has never asked itself this basic question: Why would the kind of people who would laugh at the rude ads in 'Crazy People' be interested in its cutesy-poo subplot?Advertisement.