WUXGA - what does that mean?

You may want to buy a new laptop and come across the term WUXGA. WUXGA is a certain resolution. How high the resolution is and what it means for you in practice can also be read in the next section.

What is WUXGA? - 16:10 format for wide screens.

The abbreviation WUXGA comes from the English and stands for "Wide Ultra eXtended Graphics Array".

• WUXGA means a certain resolution for wide screens.
• More precisely, the image resolution is 1920 x 1200.
• This resolution corresponds exactly to the 16:10 aspect ratio.
• For comparison: The resolution 1920 x 1080 is called "Full HD" and corresponds to the aspect ratio 16: 9.
• So if you use a 1920 x 1200 monitor and watch a film in 16: 9 format, you will see black borders at the top and bottom, each 60 pixels wide.

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