4K Video on rMBP

[lykoz]

Mbp p?

how many 'p' whatever that means can the MBP with retina actually see?

As per youtube
4k video is 2160p
then it goes HD 1440p
HD 1080
Hd 720

so what "P' is retina mbp. How much of those videos can we actually see?

Would really like to know and any answer would be much appreciated

 

[Wuiffi]

how many 'p' whatever that means can the MBP with retina actually see?

As per youtube
4k video is 2160p
then it goes HD 1440p
HD 1080
Hd 720

so what "P' is retina mbp. How much of those videos can we actually see?

Would really like to know and any answer would be much appreciated

The screen (15") is 2880x1800 while the 13" has a 2560x1600 resolution screen. The second number is the number of lines. (so 1800p and 1600p)

EDIT: btw the thread was dead for 1.5 years

 

[lykoz]

The screen (15") is 2880x1800 while the 13" has a 2560x1600 resolution screen. The second number is the number of lines. (so 1800p and 1600p)

EDIT: btw the thread was dead for 1.5 years

Haha i guess its better than starting a new one

so if you watch 2180p video you essentially see it at 1800p?

 

[Wuiffi]

Haha i guess its better than starting a new one

so if you watch 2180p video you essentially see it at 1800p?

yes it's scaled down, since there aren't enough pixels. (like viewing 1080p on lower res screens (probably what you have now))

 

[KevinC867]

Not really.
2048 pixels horizontally vs. 2880 pixels horizontally.

Is "2K" any different from 1080p? 4K is 3840 x 2160 (twice the 1920 x 1080 dimensions of 1080p). So, wouldn't "2K" just be the same as 1080p?

 

[priitv8]

So, wouldn't "2K" just be the same as 1080p?

Yes, if you did the same marketing trick that they did with the 4K - up until now we quoted vertical resolution (as in 480p, 720p and 1080p).
Now, for the sake of bigger numbers, they've switched to quoting the horizontal resolution.
So, to be comparable (in old terms) the 3840 x 2160 picture should rightfully be called a 2K (not a 4K) picture.
The real 4K picture would be 7680 x 4320 (or 4320p).

 

[MoodyM]

Do you have to enable the rMBP's native resolution to view Ultra HD videos at their best?