WHAT IS SD,HD AND 4K


Standard-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high-definition television or resolution below 720p format. The two common SDTV signal types are 576i, with 576 interlaced lines of resolution, derived from the European-developed PAL and SECAM systems, and 480i based on the American National Television System Committee NTSC system. SDTV and high definition television (HDTV) are the two categories of display formats for digital television (DTV) transmissions, which are becoming the standard.

High-definition video is video of higher resolution (higher than 720p) and quality than standard-definition. While there is no standardized meaning for high-definition, generally any video image with considerably more than 480 horizontal lines (North America) or 576 horizontal lines (Europe) is considered high-definition. 720p means the vertical resolution is 720 television lines with progressive scan. About HD standard, internationally recognized two criteria: video vertical resolution higher than 720p or 1080i; video aspect ratio is 16:9.
                             
From video quality, we can easily know the difference between "HD" and "SD". Since different image quality and data bandwidth, making video signal divide into High Definition Television (HDTV), Standard Definition Television (SDTV), Low Definition Television (LDTV). Apparently, HDTV is the highest standard, its resolution reaches approximate 35mm wide-screen film level, it requires video and display equipment supports horizontal resolution reaches above 1000 television lines, resolution reaches 1920x1080. On image quality perspective, HD resolution is four times higher than traditional analog television resolution, image clarity, color reproduction are superior than traditional TV. Meanwhile, the 16:9 video aspect ratio brings a broader vision.
In video surveillance market, based on H.264 IP camera and network video recorder supports HD resolutions, typically reaches 720p, 1080p, even much higher resolution such as 3 megapixel, 5 megapixel.

Ultra high definition also known as UHD/4K, this standard includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD. 4K UHD reaches approximate 8.29 megapixels resolution (3840x2160), while 8K UHD reaches approximate 33.18 megapixels (7680x4320). To provide smooth and low bit-rate video streaming, Ultra high definition devices adopt the latest H.265/HEVC compression format. Compared with H.264, the latest H.265 can improve compression efficiency, using its own technology to reduce lagging and block effects in motion scenes, maintain high image quality while reducing bit-rate 50%.
4K resolution, also called 4K, refers to a horizontal resolution in the order of 4,000 pixels and vertical resolution in the order of 2,000 pixels. Several 4K resolutions exist in the fields of digital television and digital cinematography. In the movie projection industry, Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) is the dominant 4K standard. In television and consumer media, 4K UHD or UHD-1 is the dominant 4K standard. By 2015, 4K television market share had increased greatly as prices fell dramatically during 2014 and 2015. By 2025, more than half of U.S. households are expected to have a 4K-capable TV (2160p), which would be a much faster adoption rate than that of Full HD (1080p).

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