Explain plasma resolution to me

[Hxc]

Hi.

Can somebody explain plasma resolution to me? The majority of 720p panels have a resolution of 1024x768, wheras 720p is officially 1280x720, how can they display it without scaling?

Cheers

 

[Hxc]

Yes, majority of plasmas have "square" resolutions and "rectangle" pixels hence the confusion between a widescreen tv and "square" PC monitor of the same resolution.

So they still have to scale 720p content? That puts me off a little.

 

[Hxc]

I'm talking more about the horizontal scaling, as 1280 vs 1024 is a fairly large differance on 37" or so.

 

[Hxc]

Hmm. Am going to have to think about this when I buy in a few months. Worries me a little not having the full res.

 

[Hxc]

Good point.

The majority of it's use will be games and TV shows upscaled via ffdshow on the PC (more than likely better than TVs scaler). Screenburn through gaming is a concern, however.

 

[Hxc]

Occasionally yes I, with friends, will have sessions which go on for 3 or 4 hours, but nothing like ALL DAY.

 

[Hxc]

Hopefully by late 2008 we'll have a good 24p, higher res 37" plasma, which I'll be lookint into getting