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Display resolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Current standards

Televisions are of the following resolutions:

Standard-definition television (SDTV):
480i (NTSC uses an analog system of 486i split into two interlaced fields of 243 lines)
576i (PAL, 720×576 split into two interlaced fields of 288 lines)

Enhanced-definition television (EDTV):
480p (720×480 progressive scan)
576p (720×576 progressive scan)

High-definition television (HDTV):
720p (1280×720 progressive scan)
1080i (1920×1080 split into two interlaced fields of 540 lines)
1080p (1920×1080 progressive scan)

Computers have higher resolutions than most televisions. As of July 2002[update], 1024×768 eXtended Graphics Array was the most common display resolution.[1][2] Many web sites and multimedia products were re-designed from the previous 800×600 format to the higher 1024×768-optimized layout
The availability of inexpensive LCD monitors has made the 5:4 aspect ratio resolution of 1280×1024 more popular for desktop usage. Many computer users including CAD users, graphic artists and video game players run their computers at 1600×1200 resolution (UXGA, Ultra-eXtended) or higher if they have the necessary equipment. Other recently available resolutions include oversize aspects like 1400×1050 SXGA+ and wide aspects like 1280×720 WXGA, 1600×768 UWXGA, 1680×1050 WSXGA+, and 1920×1200 WUXGA. A new HD resolution of 2560×1600 WQXGA has been released mainly in 30" LCD monitors. Special monitors for medical diagnostic work are using 3280×2048 WQSXGA, which is the current maximum resolution available in a single monitor. The most common computer display resolutions are as follows:[3]
Resolution
% of Internet Users
Higher than 1024×768
76%
1024×768
20%
800×600
1%
Lower than 800×600
< title="Steam (content delivery)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(content_delivery)">Steam hardware survey of March 2010.
Code
Name
Aspect ratio
Width
Height
% of Steam users
VGA
Video Graphics Array
4:3
640
480
n/a
SVGA
Super Video Graphics Array
4:3
800
600
n/a
XGA
eXtended Graphics Array
4:3
1024
768
12.36%
XGA+
eXtended Graphics Array Plus
4:3
1152
864
2.22%
WXGA
Widescreen eXtended Graphics Array
5:3
1280
768
0.72%
WXGA
Widescreen eXtended Graphics Array
8:5 (16:10)
1280
800
6.44%
SXGA
Super eXtended Graphics Array
4:3
1280
960
1.54%
SXGA
Super eXtended Graphics Array
5:4
1280
1024
19.10%
WXGA
Widescreen eXtended Graphics Array
16:9
1366
768
4.50%
WSXGA
Widescreen Super eXtended Graphics Array
8:5 (16:10)
1440
900
10.53%
UXGA
Ultra eXtended Graphics Array
4:3
1600
1200
1.01%
WSXGA+
Widescreen Super eXtended Graphics Array Plus
8:5 (16:10)
1680
1050
18.23%
HD-1080
Full High Definition
16:9
1920
1080
9.68%
WUXGA
Widescreen Ultra eXtended Graphics Array
8:5 (16:10)
1920
1200
5.93%
Other
3.42%