The terms “2K” and “4K” were totally commonplace since about 2010, although not as prevalent as 1080p. I hate how the video industry switched to marketing horizontal resolution (and rounding it up) just to make the number look big.
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gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I had an Acer of the same series with that sticker. When that notebook was produced, 2k or 4k was not a thing. We were in the era of transitioning from what we called “HD-Ready” or 720p to “FullHD” or 1080p. These numbers refer to the rows, so the horizontal resolution. At least for me that number is pretty clear I immediately know what it means. I bought that notebook in late 2018 I highly doubt this sticker exists anymore.
The era I’m talking about is like 5-8 years ago btw
ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
In what way exactly? I am not following some of these comments. The thing that irks me is that the companies make these wide screens, and then hide the resolution to try and fool me into thinking it’s a 4K monitor. I actually really want a 4K monitor, and every time, it seems to be someone trying to fool me again. (I know they are available, but I am hoping they come down a bit in price)
myplacedk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes, that is the number of rows. But that makes it the vertical resolution. There’s 1080 pixels from top to bottom. If the arrows/triangles are indicating the direction of measurement, they are wrong.
I suspect that it’s an attempt at indicating a wide screen. 16:9, 16:10 etc was fairly new at the time, many buyers would be expecting their usual 4:3 screen ratio.
gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Ditti@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Unless I have a massive brain fart right now, no, that’s the exact opposite. The screen is wider than it is tall (unless you rotate by 90°) - hence the term wide screen. There are 1920 columns (width) and 1080 rows (height). This is why the sticker is confusing: it indicates that 1080 pixels is the width.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
1080 rows of 1920 pixels each
1920 columns of 1080 pixels each
gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I agree and do not further engage in this discussion to not induce any more confusion ;)
myplacedk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, it’s definitely 1920 columns and 1080 rows.
I don’t know what the sticker is trying to say. I can read it in two ways, and one of then is correct while the other is definitely wrong. And that is unnecessarily confusing, and therefore mildly infuriating.
I don’t know what you think OP is wrong about.