Comment on 4k is not 2160p - heard it here first!
WestwardWinds@lemmy.world 10 months agoIt is double the resolution, because resolution is expressed as an x,y pair. It is 4 times the pixel density for the same screen size.
Comment on 4k is not 2160p - heard it here first!
WestwardWinds@lemmy.world 10 months agoIt is double the resolution, because resolution is expressed as an x,y pair. It is 4 times the pixel density for the same screen size.
ricdeh@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Actually, display resolution refers to exactly what you call pixel density, and NOT the pixel dimensions. This error is so common that the term resolution has practically been redefined outside of the professional (science and engineering) space, but technically, display resolution and pixel density are the same thing.