Enter The 2160p HDTV

Dr. Eggman writes "The Consumer Electronics Show is kicking it in high gear as Westinghouse shows off its 2160p or "Quad" HDTV. While enthusiasts pine for new 1080p monitors Westinghouse has stated that the Quad HDTVs, like the 52" on display, "does not really target the consumer market, but high-end industrial applications.""

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1080p is 1920x1080 which equals 2,073,600 pixels.
2160p is 3840x2160 which equals 8,294,400 pixels.

I think people have a hard time remembering that doubling one dimension is actually quadrupling the AREA of something. So a 2160p display is actually four 1080p displays.

This problem comes up a lot in modeling. I am an HO (1:87) and O (1:48) scale model railroader and I find it interesting when people adjust area and volume by that same ratio when in fact area, for HO scale, should be 1:7569 and volume should be 1:658503. That would make an 80 ton coal car weigh less than 4 ounces.

I'm rambling again. Point is, we're dealing with 2D, not 1D. Square your numbers.