Borkachev on 16 November 2007
Odd question:
If this be true, how can marketers be getting away with the advertising in these formats, or is there no technical specs or limitations on the P/I formatting? I.E. what's up with this?
I proudly admit my ignorance in this area, yet desire to know, because if this is true, then most people proudly boasting their knowledge on games in HDalso knew about as much as me. Which is hilarious, and bad.
If this be true, how can marketers be getting away with the advertising in these formats, or is there no technical specs or limitations on the P/I formatting? I.E. what's up with this?
I proudly admit my ignorance in this area, yet desire to know, because if this is true, then most people proudly boasting their knowledge on games in HDalso knew about as much as me. Which is hilarious, and bad.
This is an interesting question. I know there are requirements for video displays to be called "HD ready," but they don't seem to be particularly stringent. (It needs to display at least 720 lines of vertical resolution, but there's no requirement for horizontal resolution).
As for HD signals, I haven't been able to find anything. I know that a lot of TV networks who broadcast "HD" versions of their stations often show less than 50% actual HD content, with no apparent repercussions. Obviously, the games industry is pulling the same kind of trickery. The terms 720p and 1080p do denote specific h*v resolutions (1280*720 and 1920*1080), but as far as I can tell these are just accepted technical definitions with no legal muscle to back them up.
It's a definite problem. We can see the abuse happening here, and there's potential for a lot more. Seems that there need to be some actual regulations put in place to enforce this stuff.
