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cusis   02-07-2007 at 10:51:21 AM

So I have a tv that says its hd ready, but its native resolution is only 1280x768, yet hd rezes are like 1920x1080.. correct?

So is my tv suppose to be able to do 1920x1080?

Im confused becase i would like to run some of my pc games at 1920x1080 hd resolution on my tv, is that possible?

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cusis   02-07-2007 at 10:59:26 AM
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Damn, so how would someone run 1920x1080?

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r0x0r   02-07-2007 at 11:38:08 AM
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1920x1080p is considered "True HD"... well, by Sony anyway (take that as you will).

Unfortunately you will need a new TV to run 1920x1080. I would honestly sell the 1280x768 and buy a great CRT capable of 1080i/p; they're cheap as hell. If size and space is a problem and you want HDMI then stick with the current tv; I've never seen a CRT with HDMI.

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jblow89577   02-07-2007 at 12:25:17 PM
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:D :D HAVE FUN :D :D

standard Resolution Display aspect ratio Pixels

NTSC
- 270 × 480 lines 4:3 ~129,600
PAL, SECAM ~
- 350 × 576 lines 4:3 ~201,600
Video CD
- 352 × 240 (NTSC) 4:3 (non-square pixels) 84,480
- 352 × 288 (PAL) 101,376
China Video Disc
- 352 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 (non-square pixels) 168,960
- 352 × 576 (PAL) 202,725
SVCD
- 480 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 (non-square pixels) 230,400
- 480 × 576 (PAL) 276,480
SDTV 480i, EDTV 480p
- 640 × 480 4:3 or 16:9 307,200
- 704 × 480 337,920
- 852 × 480 408,960
DVD
- 720 × 480 (NTSC) 4:3 or 16:9 (non-square pixels) 345,600
- 720 × 576 (PAL) 414,720
HDTV 720p
- 1280 × 720 16:9 921,600
HDTV 1080p, 1080i
- 1920 × 1080 16:9 2,073,600
HD DVD 720p, 1080p, 1080i
- 1920 × 1080 16:9 2,073,600
Blu-ray 720p, 1080p, 1080i
- 1920 × 1080 16:9 2,073,600

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r0x0r   02-07-2007 at 12:38:05 PM
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I always thought widescreen DVD resolution was 852x480? :?

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r0x0r   02-07-2007 at 12:44:47 PM
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If you decide to get a new display, make sure to ask for one with a WHUXGA (7680x4800, 16:10) resolution. Make sure to get a photo of their confused face :D

If you somehow manage to track one down be prepared for a bill somewhere around the "I bought a Bugatti Veyron with the change from my Lear Jet" price range.

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yakyb   02-07-2007 at 01:13:01 PM
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there is such a mix up at the moment regarding HD with regards to standards, some label thier TV's HD ready others HD compatible and like roxor said some True HD, there was an article a few months back regarding the mixup, which basically says to do a ton of research before you buy esspecially considering that a lot of them dont support the Masses of DRM that will brought about when Bluray and HDDVD become more mainstream

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jblow89577   02-08-2007 at 12:30:26 AM
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true the HDMI interface was cracked by a company in melborne,australia a year a go and so now all the new blueray/hd dvd require HDMI v1.2. All grahic cards on the market that i know of only use HDMI v1 or v1.1

i maybe geting versons numbers wrong but facts are correct

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Bruxbox   02-08-2007 at 07:48:39 AM
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Let's not confuse things.

With respect to high definition television broadcasting, all locally broadcast HD programming is either 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080i. This is everywhere in the US. So, if all you are going to do is to watch HD TV on your flat panel, you do not need a unit that supports resolutions greater than 1920 x 1080i, which means that you don't need 1920 x 1080p resolution.

As of today, all cable and satellite HD TV programs are either 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080i. So, the same thing applies.

If you don't know the difference between 1080i and 1080p, I don't know why you are worried in the first place.

By the way, if you have a panel that does not support 1920 x 1080i or higher resolution, you also need not worry as most folks can't tell the difference: video will look as great in 1080i as in 1080p. In fact, 1080p video looks great on most panels that only support 720p.

You will want a panel that supports 1920 x 1080p if you will be watching the HD or Blue Ray DVD movies, which are the few video sources available in the 1080p resolution.

That's the short of it.

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madmurph   02-09-2007 at 03:21:57 AM
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There are also some multimedia receivers that upgrade the source signal to those higher resolutions, so if put a 640x480 s-video signal into it, it will pass it to the TV at 720p, for example.

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