This was pretty funny. The wikipedia article on the first page stated that 1080p meant 1080 lines of VERTICAL and p for progressive.
A 16:9 display needs 1920 lines of Horizintal to be 1080p
A 4:3 display needs 1280 lines of Horizontal to be 1080p
A 1:1 display needs 1080 lines of Horizontal to be 1080p.
That said, 1920x1080 has become the defacto standard for '1080p' because wide screen TV's are 16:9. If widescreen TV's were 16:10, like computer monitors are then 1080p defacto standard would be 1728x1080 - and still be called '1080p'.
personally I have rockin 20" CRT. With an antenna. And six channels. Woot.
Trying to convince me the Wii is a real adult game machine 'if you play it right' is like trying to convince me Tofu tastes great 'if you just cook it right'
