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Early 1440p computer displays became commonly available in 2010. Dell's UltraSharp U2711 monitor was released in 2010 as WQHD, with a 1440p widescreen. [1] The 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display released in 2010 also had a native resolution of 2560 × 1440, as did the Apple Thunderbolt Display which was sold from July 2011 to June 2016.
This chart shows the most common display resolutions, with the color of each resolution type indicating the display ratio (e.g., red indicates a 4:3 ratio).
Comparison of common display resolutions. Ultrawide formats refers to photos, videos, [1] and displays [2] with aspect ratios greater than 2. There were multiple moves in history towards wider formats, including one by Disney, [3] with some of them being more successful than others.
Video standards associated with IBM-PC-descended personal computers are shown in the diagram and table below, alongside those of early Macintosh and other makes for comparison. (From the early 1990s onwards, most manufacturers moved over to PC display standards thanks to widely available and affordable hardware). Comparison of video resolutions.
There are other, non-standard display resolutions with 1080 lines whose aspect ratios fall between the usual 16∶9 and the ultra-wide 64∶27, e.g. 18∶9, 18.5∶9, 19∶9 and 19.5∶9. They are mostly used in smartphones or phablets and do not have established names, but may be subsumed under the umbrella term ultra-wide (full) HD.
The EDID PROM can often be read by the host PC even if the display itself is turned off. Many software packages can read and display the EDID information, such as read-edid [ 2 ] for Linux and DOS, PowerStrip [ 3 ] for Microsoft Windows and the X.Org Server for Linux and BSD unix .
1366×768 †, 1920×1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160 (4K UHD) The default aspect ratio for HDTV and modern computer displays. 256:135 (1.8 962:1) 4096×2160 The Digital Cinema Initiatives standard for 4K resolution; specification created in 2005 but not widely sold until 2014–15 [8] [9] 64:27 (2. 370:1) 2560×1080, 3440×1440
HDMI 2.1 also introduces a new HDMI cable category called Ultra High Speed (referred to as 48G during development), which certifies cables at the new higher speeds that these formats require. Ultra High Speed HDMI cables are backwards compatible with older HDMI devices, and older cables are compatible with new HDMI 2.1 devices, though the full ...