The number refers to the horizontal resolution. FHD is nearly 2K pixels wide, just as 4K resolutions are nearly 4K pixels wide, although FHD is the typical term for the resolution and QHD is more commonly called 2K instead than FHD

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Okay, but, 4k has literally 4 times the number of pixels that 1080P does, 3840 horizontal("4k"?) versus 1920("2k"?), and 2160 versus 1080 vertical. We are not so far from breaking the "1000pixels" interpretation completely; "13k" would be 12,480 pixels wide.

Seems to me that marketers are trying to conflate "k" and Megapixels, but if we started using Megapixels for Displays, the side-by-side numbers would look truely pathetic(versus what "seems common/attainable", not what's "percievable".

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Already broken

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8K_resolution

8K resolution refers to an image or display resolution with a width of approximately 8,000 pixels. 8K UHD (7680 × 4320)

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

I mean, I agree its already broken, but proponents of this "it's x thousand pixels wide!" non-sense will point out that at least it rounds up to that number, so I opted to point of the vaule at whict that excuse, too, breaks down. 4k has 4 times(2x2) the pixels as 1080P, and 8k has, well shit, 16 times(4x4) the pixels as 1080P. Someone shit the bed with this non-sense.

Apparently the "official" standard defines nothing beyond 8k. Go figure.