16K resolution is a
display resolution
The display resolution or display modes of a digital television, computer monitor or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution i ...
with approximately 16,000 pixels horizontally. The most commonly discussed 16K resolution is , which doubles the pixel count of
8K UHD
8K resolution refers to an image or display resolution with a width of approximately 8,000 pixels. 8K UHD () is the highest resolution defined in the Rec. 2020 (UHDTV) standard.
8K display resolution is the successor to 4K resolution. TV manuf ...
in each dimension, for a total of four times as many pixels. This resolution has 132.7
megapixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest point in an all points addressable display device.
In most digital display devices, pixels are the ...
s, 16 times as many pixels as
4K resolution
4K resolution refers to a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels. Digital television and digital cinematography commonly use several different 4K resolutions. In television and consumer media, 38402160 (4K UHD) is the domina ...
and 64 times as many pixels as
1080p resolution.
As of June 2022, 16K resolutions can be run using multi-monitor setups with
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Eyefinity is a brand name for AMD video card products that support multi-monitor setups by integrating multiple (up to six) display controllers on one GPU. AMD Eyefinity was introduced with the Radeon HD 5000 Series "Evergreen" in September ...
or
Nvidia
Nvidia CorporationOfficially written as NVIDIA and stylized in its logo as VIDIA with the lowercase "n" the same height as the uppercase "VIDIA"; formerly stylized as VIDIA with a large italicized lowercase "n" on products from the mid 1990s to ...
Surround.
History
In 2016,
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While it initially manufact ...
announced a target for their future graphics cards to support 16K resolution with a refresh rate of 240Hz for "true immersion" in
VR.
Linus Tech Tips
Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber. Sebastian is best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially ''Linus Tech Tips'' (LTT)''.'' His channels have a combined subscriber ...
released a series of videos in 2017 attempting to play video games at 16K using sixteen
4K monitors.
In 2018, US filmmaker Martin Lisius released a short
time-lapse
Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thu ...
film titled, "Prairie Wind" that he produced using a 2-camera
Canon EOS 5DS
The Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R (known as the EOS 5Ds and EOS 5Ds R in Japan) are two closely related digital SLR cameras announced by Canon on February 6, 2015. Both are professional full-frame cameras with 50.6-megapixel s ...
system he developed. Two still images were stitched together to create one pixel image and then
rendered as 16K resolution video with an extremely wide aspect ratio of . This is among the first known 16K videos to exist.
Innolux displayed the world's first 100-inch 16K8K () display module at Touch Taiwan in August 2018.
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
introduced a commercial 16K display at NAB 2019 that is set to be released in Japan. It is made up of 576 modules (each ) in a formation of 48 by 12 modules, forming a screen, with aspect ratio.
On June 26, 2019, VESA formally released the
DisplayPort
DisplayPort (DP) is a digital display interface developed by a consortium of PC and chip manufacturers and standardized by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). It is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device su ...
2.0 standard with support for one 16K (-pixel) display supporting 30-bit-per-pixel
4:4:4 RGB
The RGB color model is an additive color model in which the red, green and blue primary colors of light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors. The name of the model comes from the initials of the three additiv ...
/
-color
HDR video at a refresh rate of 60
Hz using
DSC DSC may refer to:
Academia
* Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
* District Selection Committee, an entrance exam in India
* Doctor of Surgical Chiropody, superseded in the 1960s by Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Educational institutions
* Dalton State Col ...
video compression.
See also
*
Virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...
*
10K resolution
10K resolution is any of a number of horizontal display resolutions of around ten-thousand pixels, usually double that of 5K resolutions: 9,600 or 10,240 pixels. Unlike 4K and 8K, it is not part of UHDTV broadcast standards. The first devices ava ...
digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 10,000 pixels, aimed at non-television computer monitor usage
*
8K resolution
8K resolution refers to an image or display resolution with a width of approximately 8,000 pixels. 8K UHD () is the highest resolution defined in the Rec. 2020 (UHDTV) standard.
8K display resolution is the successor to 4K resolution. TV manufa ...
digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 8,000 pixels
*
5K resolution
5K resolution refers to display formats with a horizontal resolution of around 5,000 pixels. The most common 5K resolution is , which has an aspect ratio of with around 14.7 million pixels (just over seven times as many pixels as 1080p Full HD) ...
digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 5,000 pixels, aimed at non-television computer monitor usage
*
4K resolution
4K resolution refers to a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels. Digital television and digital cinematography commonly use several different 4K resolutions. In television and consumer media, 38402160 (4K UHD) is the domina ...
digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 4,000 pixels
*
2K resolution
2K resolution is a generic term for display devices or content having horizontal resolution of approximately 2,000 pixels. In the movie projection industry, Digital Cinema Initiatives is the dominant standard for 2K output and defines 2K resol ...
digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 2,000 pixels
*
High-definition television
High-definition television (HD or HDTV) describes a television system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since 1936; in more recent times, it refers to the ...
(HDTV) digital video formats with resolutions of or
*
Graphics display resolution
The graphics display resolution is the width and height dimension of an electronic visual display device, measured in pixels. This information is used for electronic devices such as a computer monitor. Certain combinations of width and height ...
References
{{Computer display standard
Digital imaging
Display technology
Film and video technology
History of television
Television technology
Television terminology
Video signal
Ultra-high-definition television