<p>I'm looking to purchase a borescope, and many of them state their video quality as "1200p" HD.  Surprisingly, I've found <em>nothing</em> definitive as to what that means.  The closest answer I could find was <a href="https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/does-1920x1200-mean-i-have-1200p.2475572/#post-38275936" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this answer here on another forum</a> which says "As far as 1200p, most commonly I think that would be interpreted as 1920x1200".  </p>

<p>So here's the question: is it a "real" term, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"1080p"</a>, and if so, why doesn't it have a canonical reference like the Wikipedia article for 1080p?  Does it refer to any resolutions that have 1200 lines of progressive scanning, such as 1600x1200 (4:3 aspect ratio) or 1920x1200 (16:10 aspect ratio)?  If someone only says their product is 1200p, then what resolution (and thus aspect ratio) can I assume that is? </p>

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If the other products that advertise 1200p do provide a resolution, and it's the same resolution, that's a safe bet. Else, there's no standard value to fall back on.
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# What is 1200p HD?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-21)

I'm looking to purchase a borescope, and many of them state their video quality as "1200p" HD. Surprisingly, I've found *nothing* definitive as to what that means. The closest answer I could find was [this answer here on another forum](https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/does-1920x1200-mean-i-have-1200p.2475572/#post-38275936) which says "As far as 1200p, most commonly I think that would be interpreted as 1920x1200".

So here's the question: is it a "real" term, like ["1080p"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p), and if so, why doesn't it have a canonical reference like the Wikipedia article for 1080p? Does it refer to any resolutions that have 1200 lines of progressive scanning, such as 1600x1200 (4:3 aspect ratio) or 1920x1200 (16:10 aspect ratio)? If someone only says their product is 1200p, then what resolution (and thus aspect ratio) can I assume that is?

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> **username_1**: If the other products that advertise 1200p do provide a resolution, and it's the same resolution, that's a safe bet. Else, there's no standard value to fall back on.  

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