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TV Resolution Comparison – HDR 16K 8K 4K HD SD

What is the difference between HDR 16K 8K 4K UHD HD SD TV and monitor Resolutions? See this handy Comparison Table.

 

HDR 16K 8K 4K UHD HD SD TV Resolution Comparison Table

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Format Image Size (Pixel Width X Height) Lines of Resolution Pixels/frame
(p=Progressive, i=Interlaced)*		 Uses
SD 854×480 480 480p Small screen resolution (like a smartphone). If you have limited cellular data limits, or are stuck with a slow, unstable internet connection.
HD and HD Ready 1280×720 720 720p TV resolution marketing, minimum quality for today’s available content.
Full HD 1920×1080 1080 1080p TV resolution marketing, blu-ray comparable viewing quality.
4K & UHD 3840×2160 2160 2160p UHD and 4K are the same thing in television and consumer media, highest comsumer viewing quality available for current streaming TV, gaming, Video on Demand services.
Cinema 4K (DCI 4K) 4096×2160 2160 2160p Cinema Theater 4K standard.
8K 7680×4320 4320 4320p Consumer 8K TVs debuted for sale in 2019.  Currently limited content.  4K content is just now becoming broadly available. Controveries regarding human ability to see difference between 4K and 8K vs. pricing.
16K 15360×8640 8640 8640p For extra large 100-inch plus monitors.  Currently only two manufacturer, Sony and BOE.
SDTV (Standard Definition TV) 640×480 240 x 2 480i Over-the-Air (OTA) analog TV standard. Old tech. Go with minimum of 720p TVs.
HDTV (High Definition TV) 1280×720 1920×1080 720 540 x 2 720p 1080i Over-the-Air (OTA) and current DTV standard. Go with minimum of 1080p TVs, next on the chart.
HDTV (High Definition TV) 1920×1080 1080 1080p OTA 1080p is available on a limited basis, mainly for pay-per-view and video on demand content.
VHS Tape 333×480 240 480i Discontinued.
DVD Disc 720×480 858×480 480 480i 480p TVs and Blu-ray disc players with “upscaling” can help significantly.
HD-DVD Disc 1920×1080 1080 1080p Discontinued in 2008.
Blu-ray & Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs 1920×1080 3840×2160 1080 2160 1080p 2160p Disk format chosen by manufacturer. See its packaging.
Standard Definition Video 352×240 480×360 858×480 352 240p 360p 480p Low capacity on-line streaming services.
HDX 1920×1080 1080 1080p Vudu format – higher frames per second download available for better picture.
HDR (High Dynamic Range 10) – – – Video formatting/filtering used to improve picture color and quality.  HDR is the contrast between the brightest whites and the darkest blacks.  HDR10, most widely used of five standards, uses 10-bit color instead of 8-bit.  Most videos are capable of displaying around 16.7 million colors.  HDR is capable of displaying over a billion.  Most HDR TVs are HDR10 and Dolby Vision compatible.

*Footnote: Progressive vs. Interlaced: Think of this as how your TV paints the picture on the screen. Progressive scan (the “p” in 1080p) draws the entire image all at once, from top to bottom, giving you a smooth, crisp picture that is the standard for modern streaming. Interlaced scan (the “i” in 1080i) is an older broadcasting trick that draws only half the lines of the picture first (the odd ones), then quickly goes back to fill in the gaps (the even ones). It saved data for older TV signals, but it can make fast-paced action—like live sports—look a little blurry or jagged.

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