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1024x768 vs HDTV

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cobaltdog

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isn't a monitors resolution @ 1024x768 or higher better than HDTV? just wondering cause most HDTV's i see locally advertise that or some deviation of that resolution since monitors typically have that or higher wouldnt they provide better IQ?
 
I sense some confusion here, understandable since there is plenty of misinformation out there.

HDTV = 1280x720P and 1920x1080i/p (or greater, generally speaking the number of pixels determines whether it's high definition or not, 1280x720p is the minimum for true HD)

Both have more pixels than 1024x768 which is likely categorized as "enhanced definition", and not HD

;)
 
kewl thanks for clearing that up for me i was wondering why i've been hearing so many people wanting to use hd for their computers.
 
How can a monitor, like the Dell 2405 support a resolution of 1920x1080, yet not even support HD 1080i?
 
{NcsO}ReichstaG said:
How can a monitor, like the Dell 2405 support a resolution of 1920x1080, yet not even support HD 1080i?
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does it support 1080p?

just a guess, but i think all PC monitors are progressive in nature
 
I think the Gateway can PROCESS the 1080i signal, but theres no way a 1050 verticle line display can fully resolve a 1080 signal. It just downscales it.
 
It does? HD is simply a resolution. If it can display 1920x1080 it can support true HD. Now the problem with this is it needs connections that can accept signals from a device that ouput HD. This is this issue with monitors as HD displays. If your monitor has DVI it can probably take a signal from a lot of devices now, but when HDCP gets phased in you're screwed. Even if your monitor Supports the resolution, and has a DVI input the lack of HDCP support will flag the box. This will change, but as of now is a problem.

As for why the dell cannot support HD 1080i: because lcd monitors are not designed around a TV's interlaced resolutions and it lacks the internal hardware needed to convert the signal into something progressive scan.
 
SJetski71 said:
I sense some confusion here, understandable since there is plenty of misinformation out there.

HDTV = 1280x720P and 1920x1080i/p (or greater, generally speaking the number of pixels determines whether it's high definition or not, 1280x720p is the minimum for true HD)

Both have more pixels than 1024x768 which is likely categorized as "enhanced definition", and not HD

;)
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Sort of right... 720 p just means 720 lines of vertical resolution, it can be 4:3 or 16:9. If it is 16:9 then yeah, 1280x720p, but a 1024x768 monitor has enough to show a 4:3 720p signal. Then again, almost all HD is broadcast in 16:9 now....
 
Confusion like this, plus seeing people discuss analog max resolutions when we're talking about widescreen DVI panels, etc, makes me wonder why there isn't a FAQ for [H] Displays! It would really help out a lot of people..
 
The 2405FPW is not HDCP (High Def. Copy Protection) compliant, meaning that any copy protected HD sources you output to it will be forced to 480p (This won't be an issue until Vista comes out). The 2405 is capable of displaying 1080i/p sources htat ren't copy protected.

It is possible to get HDCP compliant DVI monitors, my recently acquired Westinghouse 37" (pics coming soon :D) has HDCP compliant DVI ports. HDCP was originally designed into the HDMI standard, but IIRC HDMI is little more than a serial version of DVI with audio thrown in, the protocols are the same.

While a HDTV may have a higher resolution (1280x720 in the cae of 720p, 1920x1080 in the case of 1080i,) than a computer monitor, the larger size of your typical TV makes reading stuff like text, even on a HD display, problematic. My 65" Hitachi CRT HDTV looks like crap at any resolution above 1152x648 as a computer monitor, although games and movies look fantastic on it. My 37" Westy looks great all the way up to 1920x1080p

If you plan on using a HDTV as a computer monitor, my best advice is to get a fairly current ATI card, their HD out support rocks. My AIW 9700 Pro (DVI or YPbPr component) does a better job on HD displays than my GF 6600GT card ever did.
 
HDCP has been too long coming to computer monitors. I have a HDCP DVI RPTV CRT HDTV (wow, five acronyms in a row, this has to stop) that I bought four years ago. Granted, it was fairly top of the line at the time, but still, all LCD panels should be HDCP compliant by now. I don't like HDCP, in fact, I hate it, but there is no harm in having it in display devices. A HDCP display will show HDCP or non HDCP souces at high-res. It is the source that makes the rules. i just can't wait for a component or HDMI HDCP stripper that can beat the auto-code updating feature of HDCP,

I am also waiting to see the first video card with HDMI output, it would allow me to buy that 42" 1080p sceptre for my room to replace my aging analog JVC D-Series TV and let me play around on it as a second display without paying $100 for a 20' DVI cable.
 
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