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Early 1440p computer displays became commonly available in 2010. Dell's UltraSharp U2711 monitor was released in 2010 as WQHD, with a 1440p widescreen. [1] The 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display released in 2010 also had a native resolution of 2560 × 1440, as did the Apple Thunderbolt Display which was sold from July 2011 to June 2016.
The resolution 3840 × 2160, sometimes referred to as 4K UHD or 4K × 2K, has a 16:9 aspect ratio and 8,294,400 pixels. It is double the size of Full HD ( 1920 × 1080 ) in both dimensions for a total of four times as many pixels, and triple the size of HD ( 1280 × 720 ) in both dimensions for a total of nine times as many pixels.
This is the resolution of the UHDTV1 format defined in SMPTE ST 2036–1, [15] as well as the 4K UHDTV format defined by ITU-R in Rec. 2020, [16] and is also the minimum resolution for CEA's definition of Ultra HD displays and projectors. [21]
On July 3, 2013, Sony announced the release of their 4K Ultra HD Media Player with a price of US$7.99 for rentals and US$29.99 for purchases. [137] [138] The 4K Ultra HD Media Player only worked with Sony's 4K Ultra HD TVs. [138] On July 15, 2013, the CTA published CTA-861-F, a standard that applies to interfaces such as DVI, HDMI, and LVDS. [139]