Better Than 1080p?

[JayX]

Yeah, 2K and 4K are the two 'big' industrial formats that are talked about these days. Rather than referring to the vertical resolution like we have done for years (576p, 720p, 1080p etc) the 2K refers to the 2000px width of the horizontal, and 4K refers believe it or not, to the 4000px width. There's bound to be a reason that 2K/1080P both exist, but I'm not sure why myself as like Suntory_Times said, the difference is negligable in terms of resolution.

Let's hope the age old 'more megapixels is better!' sales speak nonsense of the digital camera world doesn't transpire to video anytime soon.

edit:

With regards to 35mm, 70mm etc... they don't have 'pixels' as they're not digital formats. But yes, the equivalent resolution would be higher than 1080p.