Is it time for Ultra wide Television (21:9) ?..

[elangoas]

Well, for a small screen 'Scratch-to-Fit' works but for larger screen >=55", it will really compromise the image quality.

I get that.. But the larger the screen size, proportionate the scaling should be IMO..

 

[jayantadak]

1. Samsung UN105S9 Curved 105-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV (B00L403O8U)

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2. LG 105UC9T 105 inches 5K ULTRA HD 3D LED TV

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I guess the availability isn't an issue, just a tiny matter of affordability!

The above displayed pix of Samsung and LG are Ultra wide or Ultra HD. Cos no where on the panel is it mentioned 'Ultra wide', its mentioned ULTRA HD. Just curious if Ultra wide and Ultra HD are one and the same. I guess not, since 'wide' has relevancy with the size whereas HD with the resolution...

 

[jayantadak]

No Probs.. Right, it is 144 Hz.. Just my greed, they manufacture in India and add HDR to the display ..

The above displayed pix of Samsung and LG are Ultra wide or Ultra HD? Cos no where on the panel is it mentioned 'Ultra wide', its mentioned ULTRA HD. Just curious if Ultra wide and Ultra HD are one and the same. I guess not, since 'wide' has relevancy with the size whereas HD with the resolution...

 

[elangoas]

The above displayed pix of Samsung and LG are Ultra wide or Ultra HD. Cos no where on the panel is it mentioned 'Ultra wide', its mentioned ULTRA HD. Just curious if Ultra wide and Ultra HD are one and the same. I guess not, since 'wide' has relevancy with the size whereas HD with the resolution...

Yes, you are right.. It is both Ultrawide and UHD.. Ultrawide refers to aspect ratio of the TV.. 21:9 and UHD refers to the resolution of the TV it supports..

For a 4K Ultrawide, i think resolution should be 5120 x 2160p.. Making it 5K (5120)..

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

I too use a 29 inch Ultrawide Monitor from LG and have it with my laptop. When i watch a movie trailer in youtube or streaming sites, the whole screen fills, and is really nice.. Just thought, it should be even good if it is a bigger display especially for movies..




Oh k.. I understand the height of UW are less compared to widescreen of same size.. Hence for the same reason, i was trying to approx in the above calculation, keeping height as same and comparing the area..

In the early days of widescreen television, we had lot of 4:3 content from SD STB, which was stretched to fit on 16:9 TV's.. It was manageable.. In that regard, may be if the 16:9 image is stretched to fit 21:9 screen, it may not not look that worse, compared to 4:3 being stretched to fit 16:9 screen..

Strangely I find somehow with 21:9 videos the quality of the video is slightly less than 16:9 from YouTube. I mean its bit softer. I don't know if has something to do with YouTubes programming for 21:9 full-screen mode. Current monitor is 29wk600. I had previously a 25 inch version of the same. Recently I saw this phenomenon on a msi 34 inch ultra wide a friend of mine bought.

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

Yes, you are right.. It is both Ultrawide and UHD.. Ultrawide refers to aspect ratio of the TV.. 21:9 and UHD refers to the resolution of the TV it supports..

For a 4K Ultrawide, i think resolution should be 5120 x 2160p.. Making it 5K (5120)..

Is there a thing like that in market? I think everything is 1440p.

 

[elangoas]

Strangely I find somehow with 21:9 videos the quality of the video is slightly less than 16:9 from YouTube. I mean its bit softer. I don't know if has something to do with YouTubes programming for 21:9 full-screen mode. Current monitor is 29wk600. I had previously a 25 inch version of the same. Recently I saw this phenomenon on a msi 34 inch ultra wide a friend of mine bought.

Ok.. May be we sit very close to monitor abt 2ft or so, and that could be the reason we notice artifacts..

Is there a thing like that in market? I think everything is 1440p.

1440p is QHD..

For a Wide screen monitor (16:9), the resolution would be 1920 x 1080p..
A step-up resolution from 1080p for the Wide screen monitor (16:9) would be 2560 x 1440p..
For a 4K Wide screen monitor (16:9), the resolution would be 3840 x 2160P.. (4K)

For an Ultrawide screen monitor (21:9), the resolution would be 2560 x 1080p..
A step-up resolution from 1080p for the Ultrawide screen monitor (21:9) would be 3440 x 1440p..
For a 4K Ultrawide screen monitor (21:9), the resolution would be 5120 x 2160p.. Since it is 5120 pixels, it is referred as 5K.

Here is an example of 5K2K monitor - https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-34WK95U-W-ultrawide-monitor

BTW, there are 3840 x 1600 (24:10) Ultrawide monitors.. Perfectly matching Cinema aspect ratio (2.4:1)..

Here is an example of the above resolution - https://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/lg-38wn75c

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

Ok.. May be we sit very close to monitor abt 2ft or so, and that could be the reason we notice artifacts..



1440p is QHD..

For a Wide screen monitor (16:9), the resolution would be 1920 x 1080p..
A step-up resolution from 1080p for the Wide screen monitor (16:9) would be 2560 x 1440p..
For a 4K Wide screen monitor (16:9), the resolution would be 3840 x 2160P.. (4K)

For an Ultrawide screen monitor (21:9), the resolution would be 2560 x 1080p..
A step-up resolution from 1080p for the Ultrawide screen monitor (21:9) would be 3440 x 1440p..
For a 4K Ultrawide screen monitor (21:9), the resolution would be 5120 x 2160p.. Since it is 5120 pixels, it is referred as 5K.

Here is an example of 5K2K monitor - https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-34WK95U-W-ultrawide-monitor

BTW, there are 3840 x 1600 (24:10) Ultrawide monitors.. Perfectly matching Cinema aspect ratio (2.4:1)..

Here is an example of the above resolution - https://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/lg-38wn75c

I meant ultrawide with resolution more than 1440p. Most I have seen is always 1440p at the max. 4k or above and ultrawide together is something which I havent seen yet.

 

[elangoas]

I meant ultrawide with resolution more than 1440p. Most I have seen is always 1440p at the max. 4k or above and ultrawide together is something which I havent seen yet.

Ok.. Got it.. So, there exists Ultrawide 4K, which is referred as 5K2K display, just to differnetiate from regular 4K offerings.. Mee too have never seen the 5K2K display.. Must be a very premium display.. Sounds interesting though..

 

[unleash_me]