What is the 4K Format?
4,000 lines of resolution quarduples standard 1080P HDTV
The 4K Video Format is a next generation standard for rendering very high quality HD video for digital cinema applications. Essentially, this format is twice as powerful as the current 2K format in digital cinemas today. The advantage of 4k, aside from the even crisper detail, is that it can offer better fast-action and larger projection surface visibility. Even though it is available as a format for media players, they would requre ultra-high bandwidth in order to present data, so standard users may not be getting this kind of quality until such time as broadband speeds are greater than Blu-Ray DVD output.
Notes and Special Information
Special note: 4K Video Format is fairly new and may not be necessary for the average user, but news did come out that YouTube has a standard for it, so someone must be getting ready to show high definition video on large billboards..