[mythtv-users] OT: Why 1080p?

[Ashley Bostock]

What exactly is a 1080i display and how does it differ to a 1080p display?
Surely they are the same thing, with 1080i content being deinterlaced to
provide 1080 lines?

Ash.

On 11/10/06, Ed Gatzke <ed.gatzke.groups at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > > 720p would look better on a 1080p display than 1080i display, but
> > > 720p would also look better on a 720p display than a 1080p display
> > > since no scaling is required at all.
> >
> > I've read in a german computer magazine that this is not true. They
> > said, 720p content on a 720p display is first being upscaled a little
> > bit by the display to get overscan and then a little bit is being cut
> > around, so it's 720p again. The same applies for 1080i content on a
> > 1080i display.
> >
>
> Maybe I don't have a good eye, but still think upscaling is the way to
> go.  I would love to have a 2160p display so I could "double" 1080p and
> "triple" 720p, with proper interpolation as needed.  Plus I would have
> something like 4300x2160 as my desktop for not video stuff.
>
> And it should run at 120 Hz so "pulldown" can be fluid for whatever you
> want (for 24, 30, 60 fps sources)
>
> Again, I plan to try myth on my 30 inch Dell at 2650x1600.  Anyone try
> this yet?  Maybe I will just run transcoder on a 1080p broadcast to make
> some 1600p video... HA.
>
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