The Facts and Fiction of 1080p

TeamXBOX ^ | April 17th, 2006 | César A. Berardini - "Cesar"

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

There are already a large number of 1080p HDTV sets on the market, which upconvert all incoming signals, including standard-definition TVs, DVDs, HDTVs and PCs, to their panels’ native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Ironically, these 1080p televisions can not accept a 1080p signal. Yes, you read that correctly.

If you already own a 1080p HDTV, it is highly probable that you won’t be able to provide it with a 1080p signal from a PlayStation 3 or a Blu-ray Disc or an HD-DVD player. The good news is that the first 1080p input capable televisions are on the way and if you are planning to get a big screen HDTV, this is the perfect time to invest in a future-proof television.

But before discussing these new HDTVs, it is important to clarify a few myths surrounding HDTV resolutions to truly understand what 1080p brings to the table and, most importantly, when.

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Table of Contents

• ASTC standard
  
  
• Why 720p is better than 1080i in HDTV
  
  
• Why 1080p HDTVs are so cool
  
  
• 1080p input capable HDTVs
  
  
• 1080p and the PlayStation 3, Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD movies

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ping lists needed for interested parties......

[HAL9000]

Thanks for the ping. I'm looking forward to the ATSC connections.

Some HDTVs have VGA inputs, so it should be possible to display more than 720 lines of resolution in progressive mode. Unfortunately, that is an analog solution.

[HAL9000]

I'm looking forward to the ATSC ASTC connections.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

From what I heard and know, you can get HDTV from component jacks, but, not digital, the only way I know to get HD digital is by DVI hookup.

[HAL9000]

I believe that Samsung is selling 1080p DLP HDTV sets with VGA inputs.

[HAL9000]

The forthcoming Unified Display Interface may be the best solution to the 1080p digital input problem.

[ShadowAce]

[antiRepublicrat]

And don't forget, you won't be able to see a lot of HD content if your very expensive new 1080p HD display can't handle DRM.

[rock_lobsta]

ping for later

[Kaylee Frye]

Ping - stuff you may already know...

[RadioAstronomer]

Thanks for the ping. Good stuff to know. :-)

[chaosagent]

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