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fryet · 03-10-2005, 05:04 PM

OK, here is my thinking:

1. Both HD-DVD and Blu-ray will be stored in 1080 format.
2. 1080i and 1080p is a function of the display monitor, not the source signal.
3. LCD can always display in "p" mode as they don't have the drawing restrictions of a CRT.
4. Since my main planned usage of my HD TV will be to play the next generation DVD's, the best one that I could get is one that does not need to convert the 1080p to some other type of signle like 768.

I have a suspiscion that some of my assumptions above are wrong, though. I went to Good Guys and they only had one LCD panel that could display 1080 resolution - I assume 1080p. I was comparing the image of that screen to some other 768 right next to it, and I was more impressed with the image of some of the 768s over the 1080 LCD. I asked about the signal and I was told that it was 1080 to both machines. Is the signal truly 1080p, or have they cut down the content in the signal to only 1080i, which caused the LCD to not look at good? Do all LCD display in p mode, or do they also display in i mode depending on the technology?

03-10-2005, 05:04 PM	#1
fryet High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 38 Posts: 632	LCD can display 1080p right? OK, here is my thinking: 1. Both HD-DVD and Blu-ray will be stored in 1080 format. 2. 1080i and 1080p is a function of the display monitor, not the source signal. 3. LCD can always display in "p" mode as they don't have the drawing restrictions of a CRT. 4. Since my main planned usage of my HD TV will be to play the next generation DVD's, the best one that I could get is one that does not need to convert the 1080p to some other type of signle like 768. I have a suspiscion that some of my assumptions above are wrong, though. I went to Good Guys and they only had one LCD panel that could display 1080 resolution - I assume 1080p. I was comparing the image of that screen to some other 768 right next to it, and I was more impressed with the image of some of the 768s over the 1080 LCD. I asked about the signal and I was told that it was 1080 to both machines. Is the signal truly 1080p, or have they cut down the content in the signal to only 1080i, which caused the LCD to not look at good? Do all LCD display in p mode, or do they also display in i mode depending on the technology?