Why is 2160p video called 4K?

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Why is 2160p video called 4K?

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I guess you already know that 4K is roughly the number of pixels along the horizontal axis (3840 to be precise). As to why we refer to it that way instead of the standardized practice of referring to resolution based on the vertical axis, the answer is, you guesed it, marketing.

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