- HD on 1280 x 1024?
- Posted by Travis on November 21st, 2007
I have a 17" monitor and its resolution is set at 1280 x 1048. Since
"HD" (I'm aware that 720 is not true HD) is 1280x720 that means I can
view HD on my monitor? Do I need a special HD video card or anything?
- Posted by Neil Green on November 21st, 2007
"Travis" <trav1085@gmail.com> wrote in message
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No, but you need to get the HD input from somewhere.
A HD tuner card will do the job, but do you want to
watch HD on a 17" screen anyway?
- Posted by Travis on November 23rd, 2007
On Nov 20, 11:56 pm, "Neil Green" <nrgreen...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
No, I wouldn't. But if I have a video file that is HD, is that an
input source? I'm aware that I'd need an HD tuner card (I have a WinTV-
GO-Plus). Just checking ...
A little off topic, but if I get an HDTV that is "HD Ready" that means
my source has to have an HD Decoder, right? I have to have a Shaw
cablebox that is HD instead of just getting HD over cable (such as CBC
Sports). And if my TV is full HD supported, I can watch it with just
cable or over the air
- Posted by Neil Green on November 23rd, 2007
"Travis" <trav1085@gmail.com> wrote in message
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A HD video file would be very large.
A lot of the stuff kicking around the net has been
recorded from a HD source but then compressed, usually
with divx or xvid, so the end result isn't HD at all.
Standard DVD's (maybe 5 - 6 Gb per movie) aren't HD
either.
A true HDTV is capable of displaying 720p (1280 x 720)
or 1080i (1922 x 1080), so you need an input source
compatible with these numbers, the HDTV signal will
also usually contain dolby surround sound.
I'm not sure of the situation in the USA, but this
site looks like a good source of information.
http://www.dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_wor.../usa/index.xml
- Posted by Travis on November 25th, 2007
On Nov 23, 3:39 am, "Neil Green" <nrgreen...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
I'm in Canada, for the record. I'm aware of all just, just checking. I
understand though. Although I don't think 720p is real HD. Actually,
1080i (or 1080p, for the matter) is 1920x1080, as, for the record,
consumer HD is 1440x1080 (The 1.3 equivalent).
- Posted by Neil Green on November 25th, 2007
"Travis" <trav1085@gmail.com> wrote in message
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720 and 576 line progressive is generally accepted as
being HD.
There are no real set standards, for example in
Australia some channels broadcast 1080 x 1440 and
others 1080 x 1920 (16:9).
Your HDTV should be capable of displaying all these
formats.
