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Upgrading to Full HD

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September 28, 2014 7:38:55 AM

Hey guys, I have a question about displays. I am looking to upgrade from my 19' 1366x768 Acer monitor to a bigger monitor, preferably 23' or 24'. Some friends of mine have been recommending those Sony/LG/Samsung etc TVs with HDMI (and maybe VGA) inputs. My question is this: most of the displays within my budget sport the same 1366x768 resolution but can accept 1080p inputs. In these screens is the 1080p image downsampled, or underscanned or undersized (what is the right name?) to fit the 1366x768 native resolution? Where I am from sellers use the idea that the a display that can accept 1080p signals is Full HD, even when the screen's native resolution is less than 1920x1080, thus pushing up the prices. I can also just get a simple 24' Full HD screen from HP or Dell for roughly the same price as the "Full HD" tvs they sell here. I hooked up my friend's 26' Samsung LED TV (UA26EH4000R) to my PC's Radeon 6850 via HDMI some months ago (it is a 1366x768 screen, marketed as HD Ready) and then played Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition on it. As the screen blackened as it always does when games are starting it displayed "1920x1080" on one of the top corners. What was that about? Was the 6850 pushing out Full HD content only for the screen to downsample it?

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September 28, 2014 7:47:46 AM

Well, I don't know the answer to that question. But we are 6850 brothers!
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September 28, 2014 8:59:19 AM

Some downscale, some interlace: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlaced_video either way you'll actually get a 720 image, even if it looks a bit like a 1080 one.
For a monitor, I'd go for a proper 1080 native resolution display, particularly for gaming.
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September 28, 2014 9:14:29 AM

Yup, if possible, get a proper 1080p display. Even if your pumping a 1080p image into it, those TV's are still only going to be 720p if thats how many pixels it has.

Also I recommend not using terms like "Full HD" and the like. Pure and simple, its marketing speak that's designed to abstract the specifications of the screen. After all, its far easier to sell a "Full High Definition TV!" than a "1920x1080 TV" to someone who doesn't know what it all means, with the only difference between the two descriptions is that they have less useful information with the first one.
HD = 720p
Full HD = 1080p
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