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weberman · 02-18-2006, 01:47 PM

Most 42" and 43" HD plasmas have a 1024x768 resolution. They are all 16x9 displays with rectangular shaped pixels that allows the 4x3 1024x768 resolution to properly cover the 16x9 display area.

Any time you have a fixed pixel display, and it's being fed some other resolution than its native resolution, there will be scaling issues. How noticeable they are or how annoying they are dependes on how good a job the display does in handling the problem and/or how sensitive you are to the issue.

With these fixed pixel displays, you will always need scaling. Additionally, consider that there are many different things being transmitted today - 480i/p, 720p, and 1080i. Not many big screen TVs available today are able to match ALL of these resolutions.

02-18-2006, 01:47 PM	#2
weberman ONLY HI-DEF Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 137	Scaling and Whats in a name. Most 42" and 43" HD plasmas have a 1024x768 resolution. They are all 16x9 displays with rectangular shaped pixels that allows the 4x3 1024x768 resolution to properly cover the 16x9 display area. Any time you have a fixed pixel display, and it's being fed some other resolution than its native resolution, there will be scaling issues. How noticeable they are or how annoying they are dependes on how good a job the display does in handling the problem and/or how sensitive you are to the issue. With these fixed pixel displays, you will always need scaling. Additionally, consider that there are many different things being transmitted today - 480i/p, 720p, and 1080i. Not many big screen TVs available today are able to match ALL of these resolutions.