No "real" HD!?

noimposse
noimposse Posts: 264
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/06/07/1080p_not_necessarily_1080p/

Just thought some of you might find this interesting. I sure did.

I'm certainly not in the market for a tv, but I would be upset if I had just bought a TV, thinking I was getting 1080p but really getting 720.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited June 2006
    very unfortunate wording in advertising but it seems that ALL manufacturers are throwing "1080p" around with no set standard for what exactly that means.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited June 2006
    I'm holding out for a while longer.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    Old news. My 2003 Hitachi processes to 1080P on the inside, but has a selectable native resolution of 540P or 1080I.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    If the tv's specs say 1366x768, then it should be pretty obvious that it can't do 1080p.:rolleyes:

    The Westinghouse 37" 1080p LCD flat panel I was looking at had 1924 X 1080 resolution specs, so it has the CAPABILITY of true 1080p. A true 1080p tv has over 2 million pixels.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited June 2006
    I have found the HD subject to mirror the 5/7.1 surround issue. Most will buy it because of the label and want it for the cheapest price possible. They don't know they aren't really getting the most resolution any more than they don't know that the $200 700 watt receiver isn't really 700 watts.

    The truth is that most are happy with DVD resolution at a good 480P unless they are using huge displays. Actually, unless you are watching at very close distances or have a huge screen, you can't tell much difference between 720P (FOX) or 1080i (ABC,CBS, NBC) and so few have ever seen true 1080P that discussing the max resolution is a moot point today.

    To me, its all Beta/VHS until they get it figured out.;)
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited June 2006
    There are plenty of affordable 1080p sets unlike the article mentions. Most can't accept 1080p signal but that's really not an issue. It's true that many are happy with 720p but there is a lot to gain by going to 1080p.
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