Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 4/21/2006, 8:00 AM
Sandy Scott from S&W answered it very well, IMO. The manufacturers used puff-speak, but that's expected, isn't it? Most of all, the article keeps pointing back to one truth that's been tossed around here and on other websites for the past two years; it's a 1080 world. Games, broadcasters, etc. 720 requires scaling. 1080 60 converted to 1080 60 should be very impressive. (having cross-converted and viewed as a conversion on a display, I can say this is true, but haven't seen it on any genuine output source, because none is available). If nothing else, scaling down is generally more appreciated than scaling up.
Tinle wrote on 4/21/2006, 8:44 AM
Sandy Scott says:
"Now, any conversion between formats is best avoided, though if you try to view 720 signals on a 1080 display and vice-versa, some conversion will be needed, either in the TV itself. This basically means that the only advantage of a 1080p 50 fps input for TV/DVD use, is that you will be able to choose whether you want to use the upconverter in you tv or the upconverter in you DVD player/tuner when you watch 720p 50fps signals on a 1080 line display."

When showing footage which is of a smaller standard on a screen capable of a larger standard is it true that "some conversion will be needed"? Is it possible to simply show a 720P show in full 720P resolution - without any conversion to a 1080 line show - when viewed on a 1920x1080 screen ? Hi Def letterboxing?

Spot|DSE wrote on 4/21/2006, 8:51 AM
It would be letter and pillarboxed if it's not scaled.