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		throwawaysea on Dec 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: System76 – Pangolin I think he means 2560 x 1440 (QHD), which is 16:9. 2K is just another way of referring to this resolution.

erik on Dec 4, 2020 [–]

Yep, sometimes people use 2k to mean 1440p / QHD. But it's a particularly bad name for that resolution. 2K is an existing cinema spec that is much closer to 1920x1080 than anything else.

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