This article lists computer monitor, television, digital film, and other graphics display resolutions that are in common use. Most of them use certain preferred numbers.

Computer graphics

Pixel aspect ratio (PAR) The horizontal to vertical ratio of each pixel. Storage aspect ratio (SAR) The horizontal to vertical ratio of solely the number of pixels in each direction.LCD panels' resolutions are often quoted in terms of raw subpixels, misnamed "pixels" in manufacturer's specifications. Each real pixel includes one subpixel for each of three colors, so calling subpixels "pixels" inflates the claimed resolution by a factor of three. This bit of marketing obfuscation is calculated as horizontal resolution × vertical resolution × 3. For example: 640 × 480 VGA is subpixels, or pixels, 800 × 600 SVGA is subpixels, or pixels, and 1024 × 768 XGA is subpixels, but only full-color pixels. Display aspect ratio (DAR) The combination (which occurs by multiplication) of both the pixel aspect ratio and storage aspect ratio giving the aspect ratio as experienced by the viewer.

+ Computer and handheld screens Designation Usage () Aspect ratio Total pixels Storage Display Pixel

Television and media For television, the display aspect ratio (DAR) is shown, not the storage aspect ratio (SAR); analog television does not have well-defined pixels, while several digital television standards have non-square pixels.

Analog systems

+ Analog broadcast television systems Standard ResolutionHorizontal resolutions are approximated using the sampling theorem, while vertical resolutions (lines) are fixed, standardized values (dots × lines) Display aspect ratio, : Total pixels CCIR System B/G (PAL/SECAM) ~520 × 576 4:3 CCIR System D/K/L (PAL/SECAM) ~627 × 576 4:3 CCIR System I (PAL) ~573 × 576 4:3 CCIR System N (PAL-N) ~440 × 576 4:3 PALplus ~520 × 576 16:9 Undecoded PALplus ~520 × 432 16:9 NTSC, PAL-M ~440 × 486 4:3 LaserDisc ~580 × 486 (NTSC) 4:316:9 anamorphic available with some hardware. ~570 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) VHS, Betamax, Video8 ~320 × 486 (NTSC) 4:3 ~310 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) Betamax Superbeta ~380 × 486 (NTSC) 4:3 ~370 × 576 (PAL/SECAM) Betacam ~387 × 486 (NTSC) 4:3 ~387 × 576 (PAL) Betacam SP ~453 × 486 (NTSC) 4:3 ~453 × 576 (PAL) S-VHS, Hi8 ~560 × 486 (NTSC) 4:3 ~560 × 576 (PAL) Hi-Vision ~1920 × 1035 16:9 HD-MAC ~1040 × 1152 5:3 CCIR System A (405-line) ~503 × 377 4:3 (5:4 before 1950) 819-line ~816 × 736 4:3

Digital standards

+ Digital television broadcast and video media distribution standards Standard Resolution (dots × lines) Name Scan Frame rate (Hz) Display aspect ratio, : Total pixels VCD (MPEG-1), LDTV (e.g. DMB) 352 × 240 SIF 525 240p 30 4:3 84,480 352 × 288 SIF 625 288p 25 101,376 CVD 352 × 480 480i 30 4:3, 16:9 168,960 352 × 576 576i 25 202,725 SVCD (MPEG-2) 480 × 480 480i 30 4:3, 16:9 230,400 480 × 576 576i 25 276,480 DVD 720 × 480 NTSC 480i, 480p 24, 30 4:3, 16:9 345,600 720 × 576 PAL 576i, 576p 25 4:3, 16:9 414,720 SDTV, EDTV (SMPTE 293M, Rec. 601, e.g. ATSC, DVB,ETSI TS 101 154 ISDB) 352 × 480 480i, 480p 30 4:3, 16:9 168,960 480 × 480 230,400 528 × 480 253,440 544 × 480 261,120 640 × 480 307,200 704 × 480 4SIF 525 337,920 720 × 480 NTSC 345,600 480 × 576 576i, 576p 25 4:3, 16:9 276,480 544 × 576 313,344 704 × 576 4SIF 625 405,504 720 × 576 PAL 414,720 HDTV (Rec. 709; Blu-ray, HD DVD) 1280 × 720 HD 720p 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 16:9 921,600 1280 × 1080 Full HD, HD Lite 1080i 25, 30 16:9 1,382,400 1440 × 1080 Full HD, HD Lite 1080i 25, 30 16:9 1,555,200 1920 × 1080 Full HD 1080i, 1080p 24, 25, 30 16:9, 2.21:1 2,073,600 UHDTV (Rec. 2020, Ultra HD Blu-ray) 3840 × 2160 4K UHDTV 2160p 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 100, 120 16:9 8,294,400 7680 × 4320 8K UHDTV 4320p 33,177,600

Many of these resolutions are also used for video files that are not broadcast. These may also use other aspect ratios by cropping otherwise black bars at the top and bottom which result from cinema aspect ratios greater than , such as 1.85 or 2.35 through 2.40 (dubbed "Cinemascope", "" etc.), while the standard horizontal resolution, e.g. 1920 pixels, is usually kept. The vertical resolution is usually a multiple of 8 or 16 pixels due to most video codecs processing pixels on such sized blocks. A widescreen FHD video can be for a ratio or for roughly , for instance.

Films + Digital film standards Standard Resolution Display aspect ratio Total pixels Digital cinema 2× 2048 × 858 2.39:1 1,757,184 Digital cinema 2× 1998 × 1080 1.85:1 2,157,840 Academy 2× 1828 × 1332 1.37:1 2,434,896 Full Aperture Native 2× 2048 × 1556 1.32:1 3,186,688 Digital cinema 4× 4096 × 1716 2.39:1 7,028,736 Digital cinema 4× 3996 × 2160 1.85:1 8,631,360 Digital Cinema Initiatives 4× (native resolution) 4096 × 2160 1.90:1 8,847,360 Academy 4× 3656 × 2664 1.37:1 9,739,584 Full Aperture 4× 4096 × 3112 1.32:1 12,746,752 6K 6144 × 3160 1.94:1 19,415,040 8K 7992 × 4320 1.85:1 34,525,440 7.2K 7200 × 3060 2.35:1 22,032,000 IMAX Digital 5616 × 4096 1.37:1 23,003,136

The below distinguish SAR (aspect ratio of pixel dimensions), DAR (aspect ratio of displayed image dimensions), and the corresponding PAR (aspect ratio of individual pixels), though it currently contains some errors (inconsistencies), as flagged. + Post-production digital working resolutions Standard Resolution Aspect ratio Total pixels Storage Display Pixel DV NTSC 720 × 480 3:2 4:3 10:11 345,600 D1 NTSC 720 × 486 40:27 4:3 9:10 349,920 DV PAL 720 × 576 5:4 4:3 12:11 414,720 D1 PAL 720 × 576 5:4 4:3 16:15 414,720 Panasonic DVCPRO HD 720p 960 × 720 4:3 16:9 4:3 691,200 Panasonic DVCPRO HD 1080, 59.94i 1280 × 1080 32:27 16:9 3:2 1,382,400 Panasonic DVCPRO HD 1080, 50i 1440 × 1080 4:3 16:9 3:2 1,555,200 HDV 1080i/1080p 1440 × 1080 4:3 16:9 4:3 1,555,200 Sony HDCAM (1080) 1440 × 1080 4:3 16:9 3:2 1,555,200 Sony HDCAM SR (1080) 1920 × 1080 16:9 16:9 1:1 2,073,600 Academy 2× 1828 × 1332 1.37:1 1.37:1 1:1 2,434,896 Full Aperture Native 2× 2048 × 1556 1.316 4:3 ~1:1 3,186,688 Academy 4× 3656 × 2664 1.37:1 1.37:1 1:1 9,739,584 Full Aperture 4× 4096 × 3112 1.316 4:3 ~1:1 12,746,752

Video conferencing

+ Video conferencing standards Standard Resolution Storage aspect ratio Total pixels SQCIF (Sub Quarter CIF) 128 × 96 1.33:1 12,288 QCIF (Quarter CIF) 176 × 144 1.22:1 25,344 CIF (or FCIF) 352 × 288 1.22:1 101,376 4CIF (4 × CIF) 704 × 576 1.22:1 405,504 16CIF (16 × CIF) 1408 × 1152 1.22:1 1,622,016

CCTV 960H is a resolution used in analog CCTV equipment. 960H represents the number of horizontal pixels in a video signal transmitted from a camera or received by a DVR (Digital Video Recorder). The resolution of 960H depends on whether the equipment is PAL or NTSC based: 960H represents (PAL) or (NTSC) pixels. 960H represents an increase in pixels of some 30% over standard D1 resolution, which is pixels (PAL), or pixels (NTSC). The increased resolution over D1 comes as a result of a longer horizontal scan. The difference is that whilst D1 has a 4:3 aspect ratio 960H has a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. The extra pixels are used to form the increased area to the sides of the D1 image. The pixel density of 960H is identical to standard D1 resolution so it does not give any improvement in image quality, merely a wider aspect ratio.

Alternative analog video transport technologies carrying higher resolutions than 960H include HD-TVI, HDCVI, and AHD.

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Further reading

External links Interactive Visualization : Screen Resolutions Resolutions for Common Aspect Ratios