What is 1080p? What you need to know about common resolutions

When you go to buy a new TV or home theater accessories, you will see a lot of specifications and one of them is 1080p resolution. This is the most important factor that you need to know before making money.

Today, the need to enjoy digital content with the highest picture quality - the best sound quality has always been of great interest to many people. Any technological device with a display is equipped with many very good things, one of which is the 1080p specification that has become the norm. 

What is 1080p?

Many digital display products (TVs, computer monitors, phone monitors, etc.) contain rows of pixels. 1080p means that the screen contains 1920 pixels stacked horizontally and 1080 pixels stacked vertically.

In other words, 1920 pixels on an HD screen are stacked horizontally from left to right. The other 1080 pixels are arranged vertically from top to bottom, and it is this number that is called 1080p.

Total Pixels in 1080p

With 1920 pixels horizontally of the screen and 1080 pixels vertically, the total number of pixels that you have on the screen is certainly a lot. When you multiply these 2 numbers together, the total number of pixels displayed on the 1080p screen that you get is 2,073,600. In terms of digital cameras as well as photography in general, this number is about 2 megapixels.

However, while the number of pixels stays the same no matter how the screen size changes, the number of pixels-per-inch changes proportionally with the screen size.

Where is 1080p used?

1080p is now considered a mandatory standard for video resolutions on TVs and projectors. Below 1080p, there are also 720p and 480p, but when watching digital entertainment content today, everyone will choose 1080p because of the excellent image display quality it brings. Besides, the average Internet speed in households today can also transmit 1080p resolution very smoothly.

On 1080p, there are also 2K, 4K, and 8K resolutions, but these are high-end parameters, so they are very picky in terms of content and usage techniques.

1080p is part of a family of HD (High Definition) video standards. HDTV models, especially those 40 inches and larger, will have 1080p resolution built in. This means that if you connect the signal to a 1080p TV model that has a resolution less than 1080p, the TV will process that signal and display the image in full screen. This process is called Upscaling.

At the same time, it also indicates that input signals with a resolution less than 1080p will not have the same quality as the original 1080p because the TV has to process the parts it thinks your picture signal is missing. To ensure your content is at its peak, choose the ones that are available in 1080p resolution for your TV or monitor.

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