naznatips said:
greenmedic88 said:
naznatips said:
puffy said:
naznatips said:
Full HD is 720p. 1080p is just a higher HD resolution, in the same way 480p is a higher SD resolution than 360p, etc.
And yes, many of your favorite so-called HD games don't actually run in HD. Neither of the Modern Warfare games run in HD. Nor does Halo 3 or Halo 3 ODST.
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Not true 720p is HD but not Full HD, Full HD is 1080p.. Not sure why you're saying 720p is Full HD.
And don't tell me I've just been sucked in by marketing.
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You have been. "Full HD" or "True HD" is just some bullshit Sony made up. HD is HD. For that matter HD is really bullshit, but regardless once you go over the "HD barrier" you're in HD. If 1080p was full HD what's that make 2560 X 1600? Super mega special awesome definition? No, because Sony doesn't make any products that support it so they haven't invented any bullshit names for it yet. HD is HD. We can't create a new name for every resolution step within it.
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2560x1600 has the standard designation of WQXGA (Widescreen Quad Extended Graphics Array).
And yes, industry standards have to label the distinctions between video broadcast standards of 720p or 1080p due to the bandwidth differences of almost 2:1.
Labeling a TV "Full HD" is marketing. The difference between a 1920x1080 (HD 1080) signal/resolution and 1280x720 (HD 720) signal/resolution however, is not marketing. They're two separate standards. Full HD is the industry standard designation for 1920x1080.
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Marketing or not it's still bullshit. Assigning a stupid advertising name to every resolution is a ridiculous trend that started with Sony, and yes, they are the ones who coined the term "full HD" and 1080p existed long before that term. These stupid terms are what allowed 1440p to take on the name Extreme Definition. Someone should be shot for starting this trend.
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It's just an abbreviated way of designating 1920x1080. The general public knows this even if they don't know the exact differences in resolution.
It's simpler than the standard nomenclature designations for monitor resolutions, making it ideal for general consumers. Better than SXGA+, QXGA+, WSXGA+, UXGA, WUXGA, etc.
Unless you work in video, you'd need a chart to know what all those designations mean.
If standard TV displays introduce a new standard, they have to come up with something a bit more easily recognizable than say "Widescreen Quad Extended Graphics Array" for the general consumer.