(Wide Ultra XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1900x1200 pixels. See PC display modes.
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WUXGA stands for Widescreen Ultra eXtended Graphics Array and is a display resolution of 1920×1200 pixels (2,304,000 pixels) with a 16:10 screen aspect ratio.
It is a wide version of UXGA, and is appropriate for viewing North American HDTV content (ATSC). These formats use a 1920×1080 image at a 16:9 ratio, which is displayed well on WUXGA – the image is slightly letterboxed, but maintains aspect ratio. Since the display is slightly larger than the corresponding 1080 HD source, the video can play at native resolution with no scaling required; the extra 60 lines above and below the image are simply unused.
The 16:10 aspect ratio (as opposed to the 16:9 used in widescreen televisions) was chosen because this aspect ratio is appropriate for displaying two full pages of text side by side.[1] It also allows viewing of 16:9 video on a computer with player controls visible. The 16:10 screen (and display device profile) also comes very close to what is considered an aesthetically pleasing, golden rectangle.
WUXGA resolution is equivalent to 2.3 megapixels. An 8-bit RGB WUXGA image has an uncompressed size of around 6.6 MiB.
This resolution is currently available in high-end LCD televisions and computer monitors, the latter of which are typically in the size range of approximately 23"–28" for desktop monitors and on notebook monitors in the size range of 15.4"-17" since at least 2004. A small number of 22" WUXGA desktop monitors exist (i.e., Lenovo L220x, and Samsung T220P).
The next lower resolution (for widescreen) before it is WSXGA+, which is 1680×1050 pixels (1,764,000 pixels, or 30.61% fewer than the WUXGA); the next higher resolution widescreen is WQXGA, which has 2560×1600 pixels (4,096,000 pixels, or 77.78% more than the WUXGA).
There is wider format called UW-UXGA that is 2560x1080, a 2.39:1 or 21:9 aspect ration.
Comparison chart
| x (width) |
y (height) |
Mega pixels |
Aspect Ratio | Percentage of difference in pixels | Typical sizes | Non-wide version |
Uses | |||||
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| Name | Wide XGA | WSXGA | WSXGA+ | WUXGA | WQXGA | |||||||
| Wide XGA | 1366 | 768 | 1.05 | 1.78 | 0% | −19% | −41% | −54% | −74% | 15–19 in | XGA | Normal use; viewing 720p (1280×720) video content. |
| WSXGA Wide XGA+ |
1440 | 900 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 24% | 0% | −27% | −44% | −68% | 15–19 in | XGA+ | |
| WSXGA+ | 1680 | 1050 | 1.76 | 1.6 | 68% | 36% | 0% | −23% | −57% | 20–22 in | SXGA+ | |
| WUXGA | 1920 | 1200 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 120% | 78% | 31% | 0% | −44% | 23–28 in | UXGA | Viewing 2 full pages of text side by side; viewing 1080p (1920×1080) video content. |
| WQXGA | 2560 | 1600 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 290% | 216% | 132% | 78% | 0% | 30+ in | QXGA | Advanced graphic design; other professional applications; high-end consumers. |
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References
- ^ "Introduction--Monitor Technology Guide". necdisplay.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070315085244/http://www.necdisplay.com/support/css/monitortechguide/index05.htm.
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