The (in)famous 1080p truth pt. 2
Do we
have to go into this again? I've got to
question this piece on The Inquirer that compounds the
confusion of the article cited. They're telling people that their CRT TV is going to throw away half the information on
1080i Blu-ray and HD-DVDs giving you a 540p image, and that a 1080p set is really only going to give you 540p, which is
not necessarily an accurate description.One way of getting your information correct is to go straight to the source like HDTV UK did recently. They have an excellent writeup getting information on 1080p from the manufacturers themselves.
The original author has written a new post clarifying a few things. While I'm still puzzled by repeated references to CRTs method of displaying 1080i in relation to why a 1080p television using totally different technology won't be 1080p; it seems we agree on one thing: "I’m not against anyone buying a 1080p HDTV — I just want that person to be a smart shopper and ask plenty of questions to see how the content is actually mastered and delivered to the HDTV."
If you're still wondering what all the hubbub is and if it affects your buying decision, don't take my word for it (© The Reading Rainbow). Check out the further information links and comments on our other post and educate yourself, then take a look to to see if you notice a worthwhile difference in 1080p.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sean @ Apr 25th 2006 9:21PM
You really need to work on your run on sentences, bro. I could barely read that without getting a headache.
Richard Lawler @ Apr 25th 2006 10:10PM
The difference a few periods can make, sorry about that.
Jeff @ Apr 26th 2006 11:29AM
Yikes i read the articles and the state of affairs in his world is indefensibly poor. If he actually owned a 1080 system and edited 1080 video and studied displays properly he would sing a different tune. I suspect he only sees CRT 1080 on whatever he has, totally old school. and dead wrong in june 2005 and dead wrong now, at least if he is in the USA.
However, this is typical of what i'm finding. People everywhere are limiting what they know to what is in front of them and then extrapolating way past what is true. In my humble opinion, most "experts" are not, and they dont really get out much is guess.
What a lot of people misinterpret is that what they see in LCD and other technology is in fact scaled and processed progressive image output anyhow, regardless of arrival interlaced or not, since much of technology in displays doesnt scan at all, it is flattened ramdac full screen refresh. The Genesis (FL2310) Faroudja DCDi chip is in more units than you might think, you have to dig sometime to know it, since it gets little marketing attention. ( well except for oppo i guess )