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Cypher1980 on 19 February 2010
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BW_JP said:
Mr Puggsly said:
djs said:
Mr Puggsly said:
Anything higher than 480 = HD.

The statement of the week...

SD is 480. So technically anything higher is HD. Hence higher than the standard definition.

If you can prove me wrong go for it. Or you can make another asinine comment. Your choice.

nice to talk big hug? 576p is not High Definition. Its "enhanced" sd in america, and it's normal SD in Europe.

720p HD has 737280pixels per frame

 

576p SD has 589824 pixels per frame. Not only that, it's not the standard image ratio for a standard HD TV so it will look even worse. 


The only High definition Accepted video outputs for Commercially available televisions are 720p HD and 1080p, known as "True" HD.

 

Here's a nice view for you.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Common_Video_Resolutions_2.svg

 

 

 

SD in Europe at least on the PAL standard runs at 576i NOT 576p. Progressive Scan wasnt used due to the time it would take to render a full frame would for many introduce a stuttering effect.