Re:Relativty – An open-source VR headset
by noxer on Thursday September 10, 2020 @08:41AM
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That was never a thing so we can't go back to it.
A resolution is 2 dimensional height + aspect ratio works.
But for all the popular resolutions we have a standardized short form like FHD/QHD/XGA/VGA but these obviously cant cover every existing resolution. Like for example the one from the article 1440p 1:1 there is no standardized name for it.
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Re:Relativty – An open-source VR headset
by MrGilbert on Thursday September 10, 2020 @08:48AM
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At least for me, the short forms are hilarious and obnoxious. I can get an understanding of what 3840x2400 could mean in terms of aspect ratio and pixel density. But WQUXGA? I have to look that up.
Re:Relativty – An open-source VR headset
by psadauskas on Thursday September 10, 2020 @08:47AM
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When widescreen LCDs were starting to replace 4:3 LCDs and CRTs, the screens were described as 720p, 1080i, etc. It wasn't until 4k was a thing that screens were described by their width instead of height.
Re:Relativty – An open-source VR headset
by frou_dh on Thursday September 10, 2020 @09:00AM
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The "p" is kinda interesting because it used to convey useful extra information (presence of Progressive Scan), but now that's simply a given in almost every context. So the "p" has sort of degraded into nothing more than a signifier that someone is writing about resolution.
"c" could mean Colour. Bob uses a c2160p monitor!
Re:Relativty – An open-source VR headset
by noxer on Thursday September 10, 2020 @09:27AM
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i stands for "interlaced" that has nothing to do with display resolution. p stands for "progressive scan" technically also not related to resolution but it makes clear that the number before describes the vertical resolution.