4K resolution

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4K movie sample (4,096 × 2,304 pixels), though to view at the full 4k resolution, the file needs to be downloaded and viewed on a high pixel count monitor.
16:9 resolutions in comparison

Several 4K resolutions exist in digital television and digital cinematography. The term 4K refers to the horizontal resolution (instead of the vertical) of these formats, which are all on the order of 4,000 pixels.

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Resolutions[edit]

4K Ultra HD[edit]

4K UHD is a resolution of 3840 pixels × 2160 pixels (8.3 megapixels, aspect ratio 16:9) and is one of the two resolutions of ultra high definition television, the other being 8K UHD which is 7680 pixels × 4320 pixels (33.2 megapixels). Both are aimed at consumer televisions. 4K UHD has twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p HDTV format, with four times as many pixels overall.[1]

Digital cinema[edit]

The Digital Cinema Initiatives consortium established a standard resolution of 4096 × 2160 (8.8 megapixels, aspect ratio ~17:9) for 4K film projection. This is the native resolution for DCI-compliant 4K digital projectors and monitors; pixels are cropped from the top or sides depending on the aspect ratio of the content being projected. The DCI 4K standard has twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of DCI 2K, with four times as many pixels overall.

4K digital films may be produced, scanned, or stored in a number of other resolutions depending on what storage aspect ratio is used.[2][3]

On professional production, 4K/UltraHD content is produced from high-end film captured by 8K scanners (7680×4320 pixels) or 8K sensors cameras (7680x4320 pels) or 4K CGI (4096 × 2160 px). Content produced from digital cameras using "4K sensors" (3840 × 2160 px) is not considered 4K-Digital-Film/UltraHD but 2K[citation needed]

Streaming video[edit]

YouTube allows a maximum upload resolution of 4096 × 3072 (12.6 megapixels, aspect ratio 4:3).[4][5]

Resolutions of common formats[edit]

Format Resolution Display aspect ratio Pixels
4K Ultra high definition television 3840 × 2160 1.78:1 8,294,400
Digital Cinema Initiatives 4k (native resolution) 4096 × 2160 1.90:1 8,847,360
DCI 4K (CinemaScope cropped) 4096 × 1714 2.39:1 7,020,544
DCI 4K (flat cropped) 3996 × 2160 1.85:1 8,631,360
Academy 4K (storage format) 3656 × 2664 1.37:1 9,739,584
Full aperture 4K (storage format) 4096 × 3112 1.32:1 12,746,752

Source equipment[edit]

Examples of 4K cameras:

Examples of 4K Video Cards:

List of 4K monitors, TVs and projectors[edit]

The following monitors, TVs and projectors support 4K, in some cases downsampling them to Ultra HD for display:

Monitors[edit]

Manu-
facturer
Device
Type
Model Resolution Diagonal PPI Launch date MSRP Signal Inputs
Astrodesign professional monitor DM-3409[9]
DM-3432[9]
DM-3410-A[9]
DM-3412[9]
3840×2160
3840×2160
3840×2160
3840×2160
9 inch
32 inch
56 inch
60 inch
489.4 pixel/inch
137.6 pixel/inch
78.7 pixel/inch
73.4 pixel/inch
$TBD USD (9 inch)
$45,000 USD (32 inch)
$80,000 USD (56 inch)
$80,000 USD (60 inch)
4× 3G/HD-SDI
4× DVI(DM-3409 not support)
1x HDMI/4x DisplayPort(option only for DM-3432)
ASUS monitor PQ321[10]
39" Monitor[11]
3840×2160
3840×2160
31.5 inch
39 inch
140 pixel/inch
? pixel/inch
June 2013
Q3 2013
$3,799 USD[12]
$TBD USD
2× HDMI; DisplayPort 1.2
Barco professional monitor LC-5621[13] 3840×2160 56 inch 78.7 pixel/inch Apr 16, 2007 2× DLDVI-D
Eizo professional monitor DuraVision FDH3601[14] 4096×2160 36.4 inch 127.2 pixel/inch Sep 2011 Ask local EIZO sales partner 2× DLDVI-D, 2× DP
IBM professional monitor IBM T220/T221 3840×2400 22.2 inch 204 pixel/inch June 2001 $17,999 USD 4× DVI-D
JVC professional monitor PS-840UD
RS-840UD[15]
3840×2160 84 inch Jan 2013 <$20,000 USD
Mitsubishi Electric professional monitor 56P-QF65LCU[16] 3840×2160 56 inch 78.7 pixel/inch Apr 2012 $44,140.00 USD[17]
Optik View professional monitor DC801,[18]
DC802[19] DC804,[18]
3840×2160 56 inch 78.4 pixel/inch Sep 2011
Jan 2012
Jun 2012
DC801:2× DVI-DL,
DC802:4×(DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort)
DC804:4×(DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort, 3G-SDI)
Panasonic professional monitor BT-4LH310[20] 4096 x 2160 31 inch 2013 HDMI 1.4a; Disport Port 1.1; GPI
Sharp, Eyevis professional monitor EYE-LCD6400-4K 3840×2160 64 inch 72.4 pixel/inch $53,000 USD 4× DVI-D
Sharp monitor PN-K321[21][22] 3840×2160 32 inch 138 pixel/inch Nov 2012 $5,500 USD 2× HDMI,
DP
Sony professional monitor SRM-L560[23] 4096×2160 56 inch 78.7 pixel/inch Dec 2009 <$25,000 USD 2× HDMI
Sony professional monitor
(OLED)
 ?[24] 4096×2160
3840x2160
30 inch
56 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2014 $? USD  ?
TVLogic professional monitor LUM-300W[25]
LUM-560W[26]
4096 x 2160
3840×2160
30 inch
56 inch
 ? pixel/inch
78.4 pixel/inch
2013
Apr 2011
? USD
$65,995 USD
HD-SDI; 3G-SDI; HDMI
4× DVI-D, 4× 1.5/3G-SDI, 4× HDMI
ViewSonic monitor VP3280-LED[27] 3840×2160 31.5 inch 150 pixel/inch 2013 $4,000–5,000[28] 2× DVI-DL; HDMI; DisplayPort 1.2

TVs[edit]

Manu-
facturer
Device
Type
Model Resolution Diagonal PPI Launch date MSRP Signal Inputs
Changhong TV UD55B6000i
UD58B6000i[29]
UD65B6000i
3840×2160 55 inch
58 inch
65 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 CNY$10,000 (~$1,600 USD)
CNY$16,000 (~$2,600 USD)
CNY$24,000 (~$3,900 USD)
Changhong TV 3D55B8000i[30]
3D65B8000i
3840×2160 55 inch
65 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 CNY$11,000 (~$1,800 USD)
CNY$26,000 (~$4,200 USD)
3× HDMI
Haier TV LD50H9000[31]
LD58H9000[32]
LD65H9000
3840×2160 50 inch
58 inch
65 inch
2013 CNY$11,000 (~$1,800 USD)
CNY$15,000 (~$2,500 USD)
CNY$22,000 (~$3,600 USD)
3× HDMI
Hisense TV 50XT880G3DU[33]
58XT880G3DU
65XT880G3DU
3840×2160 50 inch
58 inch
65 inch
2012 Q4 CNY$9,000 (~$1,500 USD)
CNY$12,000 (~$2,000 USD)
CNY$22,000 (~$3,600 USD)
3× HDMI
Hisense TV 65XT900[34]
84XT900
110XT900
3840×2160 65 inch
84 inch
110 inch
2013
Konka TV 50X9600UE[35]
65X9600UE
84X9600PUE
3840×2160 50 inch
65 inch
84 inch
2013 CNY$9,000 (~$1,500 USD)
CNY$22,000 (~$3,600 USD)
CNY$86,000 (~$14,000 USD)
3× HDMI
LG TV 84LM9600[36] 3840×2160 84 inch 52.5 pixel/inch Aug 2012 $16,999 / $19,999 USD (MSRP)[37]
₩25 million[36][38][39]
4× HDMI 1.4[40]
LG TV 55LA9700[41]
65LA9700
3840×2160 55 inch
65 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 ₩7.4 million (~$6,600 USD)
₩10.9 million (~$9,700 USD)
Panasonic TV/monitor TH-152UX1[42] 3840×2160 152 inch 30.5 pixel/inch Jul 1, 2010 $500,000 USD[43] 2× HDMI1.4a, 4× DVI-D
Samsung TV UA85S9[44] 3840×2160 85 inch  ? pixel/inch 2013 $30,000 USD 4× HDMI
Samsung TV 55F9000[45]
65F9000
3840×2160 55 inch
65 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 ₩6.4 million (~$5,700 USD)[46]
₩8.9 million (~$7,900 USD)
 ?× HDMI
Seiki Digital TV SE50UY04[47] 3840x2160 50 inch 88 pixel/inch Apr 2013 $1500 USD[48] 3x HDMI
Sharp TV LC-60UD1[49]
LC-70UD1[50]
3840x2160 60 inch
70 inch
73.43 PPI
62.94 PPI
Aug 2013 (Japan)
June 2013 (Japan)
650,000 yen (~$6,500)
850,000 yen (~$8,500)
4x HDMI
Skyworth TV 39E780U[51]
50E780U
55E780U
58E780U
3840×2160 39 inch
50 inch
55 inch
58 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 CNY$3999 (~$650 USD)[52][53]
CNY$9,000 (~$1,500 USD)
CNY$11,000 (~$1,800 USD)
CNY$13,000 (~$2,100 USD)
3× HDMI,
DP
Skyworth TV 65E810U[54] 3840×2160 65 inch  ? pixel/inch 2013 CNY$39,999 (~$6,500 USD) 3× HDMI
Skyworth TV 84E99UD[55] 3840×2160 84 inch  ? pixel/inch 2013 CNY$99,999 (~$16,300 USD) 2× HDMI
Sony TV XBR-84X900 (US)[56]
KD-84X9005 (UK) [57]
3840×2160 84 inch 52.5 pixel/inch Sep 2012 $25,000 USD
£25,000
4× HDMI
Sony TV XBR-65X900A[58]
XBR-55X900A[59]
3840×2160 65 inch
55 inch
 ? pixel/inch May 19, 2013 $6,999.99 USD
$4,999.99 USD
4× HDMI
TCL TV L50V8500A
L55V8500A
L65V8500A
3840×2160 50 inch
55 inch
65 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 CNY$9,000 (~$1,500 USD)
CNY$12,000 (~$2,000 USD)
CNY$27,000 (~$4,400 USD)
 ?×HDMI,
DP
TCL TV L39E5690A
L50E5690A
L55E5690A
L65E5690A
3840×2160 39 inch
50 inch
55 inch
65 inch
 ? pixel/inch 2013 $TBD
CNY$8,600 (~$1,400 USD)
CNY$9,999 (~$1,600 USD)
$TBD
2× HDMI
Tongfang TV 65TX6000[60] 3840×2160 65 inch  ? pixel/inch 2013
Toshiba TV/monitor
3D (autostereo-
scopic
)
Regza 55X3 (JP)[61]
55ZL2G (EU)
3840×2160 55 inch 80.1 pixel/inch Dec 2011 (JP)
Dec 2011 (DE)
Mar 2012 (EU)
$11,730 USD
7,990 EUR
4× HDMI 1.4
(none 4k enabled)
Toshiba TV 58Z8X[62]
65Z8X[63]
84Z8X[64]
3840 x 2160 58 Inch
65 Inch
84 Inch
75.96 PPI
67.78 PPI
52.45 PPI
June 2013 (Japan) 5.899 $US (¥ 500.000)
7.299 $US (¥ 750000)
16.430 $US (¥ 1.680.000)
4x HDMI, USB, LAN
Westinghouse TV 3840 x 2160 [65] 110 inch  ? pixel/inch 2013 $300,000 USD [66]  ?×HDMI

Projectors[edit]

Manu-
facturer
Device
Type
Model Resolution Diagonal PPI Launch date MSRP Signal Inputs
Barco DLP projector DP4K-23B[67]
DP4K-32B[68]
SIM 10[69]
Galaxy 4K-12[70]
Galaxy 4K-23[71]
Galaxy 4K-32[72]
3840×2160
3840×2160
3840×2400
3840×2160
3840×2160
3840×2160
Up to 23m/75 ft
Up to 32m/105 ft
 
Up to 23m/75 ft
Up to 23m/75 ft
Up to 32m/105 ft
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
Mar 24, 2011
Mar 24, 2011
Nov 29, 2010
Jun 11, 2011
Jun 11, 2011
Jun 11, 2011
DVI-D, 3G-SDI
2× DVI-D, 3G-SDI
4× DLDVI-D
2× DVI-D, 3G-SDI
2× DVI-D, 3G-SDI
2× DVI-D, 3G-SDI
Christie DLP projector D4K35[73] 3840×2160 Up to 30.5m varies 2 or 4 × 3G HD-SDI, 2× HDMI 1.3
NEC DLP projector NC3240S[74] 3840×2160 Up to 32 m (105 ft) varies Mar 24, 2011 4x HD-SDI, 2x DVI-D
Sony SXRD projector VPL-VW1000ES 3840×2160 varies varies Dec 2011 <$25,000 USD HDMI

See also[edit]

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