---
title: Resolution
description: "[![](https://i0.wp.com/t2industrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/350_749px-Vector_Video_Standards2.svg_.png?w=1200&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/t2industrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/350_749px-Vector_Video_Standards2.svg_.png?ssl=1) The resolution of a screen refers to how many pixels are running across the length and height. For example, a resolution of 800×600 has 800 pixels along the width of the display, with 600 pixels going up the height.…"
url: "https://t2industrial.com/knowledgebase/glossary/resolution/"
updated: "2022-12-07"
category: Glossary
---

# Resolution

[![](https://i0.wp.com/t2industrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/350_749px-Vector_Video_Standards2.svg_.png?w=1200&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/t2industrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/350_749px-Vector_Video_Standards2.svg_.png?ssl=1) The resolution of a screen refers to how many pixels are running across the length and height. For example, a resolution of 800×600 has 800 pixels along the width of the display, with 600 pixels going up the height. This makes for a screen total of 480 000 pixels. The higher the resolution, the sharper the image on screen, as more detail can be shown. The most common desktop resolution is 1024×768, while the most common industrial resolution is 640 x 480. This is because a computer is typically displaying much more information, and the extra resolution is simply not needed in industrial applications.