Alan:
When one talks 720p, aren't they really talking about the ACTIVE lines?
Thus a screen marketed by firm 'A' at 720p and by firm 'B' at768p, are
really one in the same, the difference being the retrace time? Like NTSC
displays 480 active lines in a 512 line period.
Pumping 1080i (active - really 1125) lines in 720 active lines is really a
good down-conversion, compression trick. Yes?
Wayne
"Alan F" <afiggatt1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Slitheen wrote:
>> I've already got a full HD 1080p set in my lounge, but I've just bought
a
>> new smaller 26" 'HD Ready' Sony Bravia TV, and I'm a bit confused about
>> one thing. Now I know small screens don't benefit from full 1080p HD,
the
>> fact they don't seem to make panels in 1080p smaller than 37" seems to
>> back this theory up. So we people that want a smaller TV in a small
>> bedroom get 720p sets.
>>
>> The resolution of the set is 1366x768 (most sub 40" 720p panels are
this
>> resolution). Knowing these screens support 720p and 1080i (and the
>> 576i/480p modes of course), I want to know what I should set my various
>> devices to output, namely my PS3 and an upscaling DVD recorder/set-top
>> box. Does 1080i look better than 720p on a 1366x768 resolution screen,
or
>> do I just set the devices to display 720p? In other words, should 1080
>> interlaced look better than 720 progressive on this screen, so to
speak.
>>
>> I know the good advice would be try both and see, but I don't get
>> delivery of the TV till tomorrow....I just wanted to be enamoured with
a
>> bit of good advice prior to setting up.
>>
>> Thanks for any input.
>
> Your TV would be what I call a 768p set. It will downscale 1080i and
> upscale 720p. Since most HD channels are 1080i, the cable/sat box is
> probably best overall at 1080i, if it does not have native passthrough.
> But for an upscaling DVD recorder/player, since the source is 480i
(unless
> you have PAL format DVDs), I think you will have to experiment. My guess
> is that 1080i will look a little better if the TV electronics can pick
up
> the 3:2 pulldown of the 24 fps source and display it as 24p.
>
> Alan F
>
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