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jhaustin1943 · 01-21-2005, 09:33 PM

Some flat-panel computer displays are coming out called WUXGA or WQXGA, with pixel counts that would accommodate 1920x1080, but the actual ratios are not 16:9, the most common being 16:10, e.g.

1920x1200 (16:10) 2048x1536 (16:10), 3840x2400 (16:10), even 1920x1440 (4:3),

When an HD picture is displayed on such a device, it in in a "letterbox," is the pictue distorted, or are the native pixels not arranged in a square pattern, or what?

What happens to the picture quality if the actual pixel count doesn't match the ATSC scan line count, e.g, a 1280x720 broadcast on a 1920x1080 screen or 1920x1080 broadcast on a 2048x1536 screen? Even though there are more pixels, would the lack of 1:1 correspondence cause image degradation or artificats?

And BTW, do those computer displays support 30 frames per second?

01-21-2005, 09:33 PM	#10
jhaustin1943 What is HD? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4	16:10 screen for HD? Some flat-panel computer displays are coming out called WUXGA or WQXGA, with pixel counts that would accommodate 1920x1080, but the actual ratios are not 16:9, the most common being 16:10, e.g. 1920x1200 (16:10) 2048x1536 (16:10), 3840x2400 (16:10), even 1920x1440 (4:3), When an HD picture is displayed on such a device, it in in a "letterbox," is the pictue distorted, or are the native pixels not arranged in a square pattern, or what? What happens to the picture quality if the actual pixel count doesn't match the ATSC scan line count, e.g, a 1280x720 broadcast on a 1920x1080 screen or 1920x1080 broadcast on a 2048x1536 screen? Even though there are more pixels, would the lack of 1:1 correspondence cause image degradation or artificats? And BTW, do those computer displays support 30 frames per second?