4K, Ultra HD, kapa 2160p ke pontšo ea qeto ea 3840 x 2160 pixels kapa 8.3 megapixels ka kakaretso.Ka litaba tse ngata tsa 4K tse ntseng li fumaneha 'me litheko tsa lipontšo tsa 4K li theoha, qeto ea 4K e tsamaea butle empa e tsitsitse e le tseleng ea ho nkela 1080p sebaka e le maemo a macha.

Haeba u ka khona ho reka thepa e hlokahalang ho tsamaisa 4K hantle, e hlile e bohlokoa.

Ho fapana le makhutsufatso a skrineng a tlase a nang le lipikselse tse theohileng ka har'a label ea tsona, joalo ka 1080p bakeng sa 1920×1080 Full HD kapa 1440p bakeng sa 2560×1440 Quad HD, qeto ea 4K e bolela lipikselse tse rapameng tse ka bang 4,000 sebakeng sa boleng bo otlolohileng.

Kaha 4K kapa Ultra HD e na le lipikselse tse emeng tse 2160, ka linako tse ling e boetse e bitsoa 2160p.

Tekanyetso ea 4K UHD e sebelisetsoang li-TV, li-monitor le lipapali tsa video e boetse e bitsoa UHD-1 kapa UHDTV resolution, athe tlhahisong ea lifilimi le livideo ea setsebi, qeto ea 4K e ngotsoe e le DCI-4K (Digital Cinema Initiatives) e nang le 4096. x 2160 pixels kapa 8.8 megapixels ka kakaretso.

Qeto ea Digital Cinema Initiatives-4K e na le karolo ea 256:135 (1.9:1), ha 4K UHD e na le karolelano e tloaelehileng ea 16:9.