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Why is it 8k and not 16k? I thought it was proportional to the logarithm of the number of pixels.
by monadic6 6y ago
Why is it 8k and not 16k? I thought it was proportional to the logarithm of the number of pixels.
- tverbeure 6y agoWe went from 1920 wide to 3840 to 7680. A step of 4x give or take in number of total pixels each time. It’s a logical progression? But either way, 8K is already pushing the limits of what today’s video transports can carry. 16K is currently impossible. Uncompressed 8K/60Hz requires >64% of the max BW of DisplayPort 2.0 (which is not even on the market yet.) That’s why he needed 2 DP cables. You can check out video timing requirements here: https://tomverbeure.github.io/video_timings_calculator https://tomverbeure.github.io/video_timings_calculator
- AnthonBerg 6y agoI believe it's the result of the semi-random crystallization of the effective consensus about what word to use. Partly also what feels like "the next one after".