You think your TV does 1080p ???

Johnnytoxic · 30 Jan 2007 at 15:56

I have been on a lot of av forums and its a popular belief that because there tvs support 1080 i/p they assume they are actually seeing that resolution.

Just like to clear this up by saying your only seeing the resolution your TV has actually got. so any 42" plasmas etc are not going to see the 1080 resolution, just a downscale.

Johnnytoxic · 30 Jan 2007 at 16:03

Pug said:
well, i suppose some may assume that, but anybody who has researched it enough should realise that if there aren't enough pixels to display 1080 lines of information at once, then it isn't displaying 1080p.

However, it IS possible for some plasmas to display 1080i natively, namely the ALIS panels by hitachi and fujitsu. These have a 1024x1080 resolution, however as a side effect they cant display any progressive at all, and convert all signals to interlaced (i understand?)

Yeah, I myself know a bit about tvs now but that resolution goes over my head. I mean where are the 1920 horizontal pixels at?

Johnnytoxic · 30 Jan 2007 at 16:09

james.miller said:
yes mine does. Sony Bravia 40w2000

how far do you sit from it.

Johnnytoxic · 30 Jan 2007 at 16:17

james.miller said:
about 12-13 feet im guessing. 1080p does make a difference, despite what some people claim. the difference between 720p and 1080p on the 40" is quite large. the pixels on a 1080p display are a lot smaller (double the pixel density), but you only really see the difference with true hi-def material. upscaled dvd doesn't cut it.

I wouldnt bother getting a 1080p panel if it were any smaller however.

I was in A competitor the other day. A 40" 1080p hooked up to bluray. I took a few steps back and the extra detail vanished.

My eyes are not super sharp but there not bad.