high definition or total confusion?

[John LaBonney]

I don't get it. What's the difference (and should I care) between HD and "Full HD"? I thought 1080p was high-def?

If you look at this link: http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-...54PS14.R_11002_7000000000000005702#tabsection

You'll see that a reviewer says that this TV is not true 1080p. Well it says "1080p HDTV" right in the product description. What's up???? And how do I know what I'm buying? Do I need to get a TV that has whatever defines Full HD (and what is it that defines Full HD anyway)?

 

[mikkowilson]

The spec is a little confusing, however it does specify the diplay resolution to be 1920 x 1080, which is full 1080p resolution.

Both 1080i and 720p are HD resolutions; any display that accept that signal can be called a "HD" monitor .. normally with the assumption that it can display at least close to a 720p image.

"Full HD" simple tells you that it's got all 1920x1080 pixels used for a 1080p image. A 1080p display can of course also display a 1080i image, so that's of no consequence.

- Mikko

 

[ugafan]

I don't get it. What's the difference (and should I care) between HD and "Full HD"? I thought 1080p was high-def?

If you look at this link: http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-...54PS14.R_11002_7000000000000005702#tabsection

You'll see that a reviewer says that this TV is not true 1080p. Well it says "1080p HDTV" right in the product description. What's up???? And how do I know what I'm buying? Do I need to get a TV that has whatever defines Full HD (and what is it that defines Full HD anyway)?

for static images, the resolution is 1080p. the resolution can drop with moving images. if you click on the specifications for that particular television, you see the moving picture resolution is listed as "900 lines or more". this is actually better than a lot of sets.

the top of the line panasonic models are 1080p moving picture resolution. check out this chart i found.

 

[Peter Reynolds]

using pixel estimation/interpolation to guise high latency of full screen refresh by dumping pixels from the internal frame buffer.

Wow. That sounds like a line of dialog from Star Trek.