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When I was a kid I identified old TV shows because they were black and white... (lemmy.world)

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These days, kids identify them by the aspect ratio.

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[-] drz@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

I'm a millennial and I can't really tell the difference between SD and HD. Do you mean like when YouTube switches to 360p instead of 1080?

[-] Clarke311@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just FYI. Ultra HD is 4k Full HD is 1080p (2k) HD is720p (1k) SD is 480p

[-] godofpainTR@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I recall some people calling 1440p 2K and it really grinds my gears

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