What kind of weird resolution is this?

[Octopuss]

I am passively looking for a new work notebook for my wife, and have noticed some of them have really weird display resolution I haven't seen before: 2048×1280. What is this? That's not an aspect ratio I recognize. I can't find it on Wiki in any standards list either.
Does anyone know anything about this?

 

[Bill_Bright]

2K

2048×1280 pixels 2K – Laptop Specs

laptoping.com

 

[Veseleil]

I am passively looking for a new work notebook for my wife, and have noticed some of them have really weird display resolution I haven't seen before: 2048×1280. What is this? That's not an aspect ratio I recognize. I can't find it on Wiki in any standards list either.
Does anyone know anything about this?

Judging by the numbers alone, it's much closer to 16:10 than 16:9.

Or maybe 15:11.

 

[cvaldes]

Unsurprisingly Wikipedia has an article about the 16:10 aspect ratio:

16:10 aspect ratio - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As it points out, the 16:10 aspect ratio became the most popular aspect ratio by 2008 for non-CRT displays. That's unsurprising to me, I owned a 24" Dell LCD flatpanel monitor that was 1920x1200 pixels, purchased around 2004. It lasted thirteen years.

The 16:10 Dell was replaced in 2018 by a 16:9 aspect ratio LG monitor (27", 3840x2160 pixels) which -- as the article mentions -- had become the more popular aspect ratio by 2010.

I've owned a number of notebook PCs since 2002 and most of them had a display aspect ratio of something other than 16:9. While I didn't own any the 17" Mac notebooks from 2003-2004 had 16:10 displays so it's certainly not a "new" aspect ratio.

My current iPad mini 6th generation has an aspect ratio pretty close to 16:10.

 

[Harlow]

It's 16:10, my favourite widescreen aspect ratio. I have three 24in and two 30in monitors in this ratio.

For laptops, I like 3:2 aspect ratio, to display DSLR images full screen, with no black borders.

16:10 is not as common as 16:9 or old 4:3, but it's handy if you want more "height" on spreadsheets and documents.

 

[Veseleil]

Yeah, I can dig the sentiment, a 16:10 is a much better aspect ratio than a 16:9. My Fujitsu Siemens 1920x1200 unfortunately died a year ago.

 

[wheresmycar]

I'm on 16:10 with the LG GRAM and wouldn't trade it for anything. 17" of 2560x1600 perfection. I know, bigger than the usual more appealing compact laptops for easier portability but thats how I roll.

16:9 looks too squished for my liking but might suit some for media/gaming/etc or general use at the cost of more scrolling action. The 16:10 extra vertical space is definitely useful for the heavier work related productivity stuff hence no squished letterbox peek holes for me. You naughty toms! We know what the 16:9'ers are watching at that peeping tom aspect ratio hehe

 

[Octopuss]

Oh, the numbers seemed so weird I didn't even try to divide them, lol

16:10 is awesome, only finding an external monitor with such AR is close to impossible these days, especially if you want something higher res

 

[wheresmycar]

2K

2048×1280 pixels 2K – Laptop Specs

laptoping.com

I've noticed that many retailers market 2560x1440 (1440p) displays as "2K." Am I correct in assuming, at least in the consumer space, any panel with a horizontal resolution in the 2000s (e.g. 2048, 2560) is generally referred to as 2K?

 

[Bill_Bright]

I've noticed that many retailers market 2560x1440 (1440p) displays as "2K." Am I correct in assuming, at least in the consumer space, any panel with a horizontal resolution in the 2000s (e.g. 2048, 2560) is generally referred to as 2K?

Yes that's true however, I will say some marketing weenies may stretch the technical facts a little. So be sure to refer to your friend, Bing DDG Google to be sure.