[mythtv-users] My HDTV woes

[Steven Adeff]

On 4/2/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 04/02/2006 06:43 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
> > On 4/2/06, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Actually, since you say you have a plasma, is the native mode
> >> really 1080i?  I though most plasmas where 1280x720p native?  You
> >> should feed your TV whatever it's native display mode is.
> >>
> > all plasma's are 720p *native* (or some weird resolution that can do
> > no better than 720p).
>
> That's so a couple of years ago:
>
> http://www.cnet.com/4520-10602_1-5618366-1.html
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1749523,00.asp
> http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/01/04/103-inch-plasma-1080p-hdtv-from-panasonic/
>
> and more...
>
> Oh, and the weird resolutions include 852x480, and 1366x768 (and a few
> others).
>
> However, yours and John's points are correct--there's no way the native
> resolution is 1080i.  Since plasmas are fixed pixel displays, the native
> mode has to be progressive...
>
> Mike

good god! 71 and 100 inches!!! I guess it would take that size to fit
1080p worth of plasma display. $75K though? At that size (and price) I
would much rather have a nice 1080p front projector, none of the
negatives of plasma.

--
Steve