For folks who are too lazy to read the original article, the problem isn't the number of vertical pixels (the Magnavox's 768 horizontal pixels is more than 720 pixels required in 720p), the problem is the number of horizontal pixels. With a standard 16:9 screen, the 720p format requires 1280 pixels in a row horizontally. The Magnavox only has 1024 pixels. This means the horizontal resolution must either be squished or that the screen has to be letterboxed in order to show 16:9 content.
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K Nakamura @ Nov 6th 2005 4:11PM
For folks who are too lazy to read the original article, the problem isn't the number of vertical pixels (the Magnavox's 768 horizontal pixels is more than 720 pixels required in 720p), the problem is the number of horizontal pixels. With a standard 16:9 screen, the 720p format requires 1280 pixels in a row horizontally. The Magnavox only has 1024 pixels. This means the horizontal resolution must either be squished or that the screen has to be letterboxed in order to show 16:9 content.
Karen
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From one of the postings on the other page:
> 720p 1280x720
> 1080i 1920x1080
> 1080p " "