Monitor Resolutions
Name Resolution Aspect Ratio Notes / Typical Display
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CGA 320x200 16:10
QVGA 320x240 4:3 Quarter VGA
EGA 640x350 1.83
VGA 640x480 4:3 <=14" CRT, handhelds, mini LCDs
SVGA 800x600 4:3 15" CRT, 10-12" TFT on old Notebooks
WVGA 852x480 16:9
XGA 1024x768 4:3 15" TFT
- 1152x768 3:2 Apple PowerBook G4 Ti (400-500MHz)
XGA+ 1152x864 4:3 17" CRT
WXGA 1280x768 16:9 17" TFT(?)
1280x800 16:10
1280x854 16:10 15" PowerBook (Alu)
1366x768 16:9
QVGA 1280x960 4:3 19" CRT
SXGA 1280x1024 5:4 17" TFT, ugly 19" TFT
WXGA+ 1440x900 16:10 early 17" PowerBook
SXGA+ 1400x1050 4:3 some 17" Notebook
WSXGA 1600x1024 16:10 SGI 17" TFT
UXGA 1600x1200 4:3 20" CRT/TFT
WSXGA+ 1680x1050 16:10 late 17" PowerBook, 20" StudioDisplay
WUXGA 1920x1200 16:10 21-23" TFT
- 1920x1440 4:3 21" CRT
QXGA 2048x1536 4:3 22" TFT, >=22" CRT
WQXGA 2560x1600 16:10 30" TFT
QSXGA 2560x2048 5:4
WQSXGA 3200x2048 16:10
QUXGA 3200x2400 4:3
WQUXGA 3840x2400 16:10 =Quadhead 2:2; e.g. sold by IBM/Iiyama; Dual DVI-I
HSXGA 5120x4096 5:4
WHSXGA 6400x4096 15.6:10
HUXGA 6400x4800 4:3
UHDTV 7680x4320 16:9 UHDV, 33 MegaPixel
WHUXGA 7680x4800 16:10
W = Wide, U = Ultra, Q = Quad, H = Hex, S = Super
TV / Media Resolutions
Name Resolution Aspect Ratio Notes
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VCD PAL/SECAM 352x288 5:4
VCD NTSC 352x240 3:2
SVCD PAL/SECAM 480x576 5:6 svcd's require non-square pixel aspect ratio
SVCD NTSC 480x480 1:1 svcd's require non-square pixel aspect ratio
SECAM 720x576 4:3 France, Russia, eastern Europe; nearly the same as PAL but different color component
PAL TV/DVD 720x576 4:3 Europe, China, India, Africa, Middle East; 25fps, 50Hz, interlaced, 625 scan lines
PAL Wide 1024x576 16:9 see above
NTSC TV/DVD 720x480 3:2 North- and South America, Japan, Korea, Taiwan; 29.97fps, 60Hz, interlaces, 525 scan lines
SD 480p / EDTV 852x480 16:9 Standard Definition / Enhanced Definition, digital, progressive, 480 scan lines
HD 720p/i 1280x720 16:9 progressive/interlaces, 720 scan lines
960x720 4:3
HD 1080p/i 1920x1080 16:9 progressive/interlaced, 1080 scan lines
1440x1080 4:3
HD 1152 2048x1152 16:9 1152 scan lines
1536x1152 4:3
1440x1152 5:4
HD+ 1920x1200 16:10
HDTV2 ?x? ? not specified yet
RED 4520x2540 16:9 RED Digital Cinema, 2540p
UHDTV 7680x4320 16:9 japanese suggestion as HD successor
Digital Film Standards
Name Resolution Aspect Ratio Notes
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DCI 2K 2048x858 2.39:1 Digital Cinema Initiatives 2000
1998x1080 1.85:1
1828x1332 ~4:3 Academy
2048x1080 >17:9
2048x1536 4:3
2048x1556 <4:3 Full Aperture Native
? 3840x2160 16:9 ?
DCI 4K 4096x1714 2.39:1 Digital Ciname Initiatives 4000
3996x2160 1.85:1
3656x2664 ~4:3 Academy
4096x2160 >17:9 ?
4096x3112 <4:3 Full Aperture
Typical television: 5:4 (PAL), 4:3 (NTSC)
Widescreen television, some small cinema screens: 16:9
Wide cinema screen: 1.85:1 (Letterbox DVD even on 16:9 TV)
Ultra wide cinema screen: 2.39:1 (Letterbox DVD even on 16:9 TV)