WMV content at 1080p

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Windows media hi def DVD's are available in either 720p or 1080p. Question:
will televisions rated for 720p or 1080i be able to display 1080p content? I
would particularly like to hear from anyone who has actually tried it. If
you have, please tell me the brand/model of television, and type of
connection (DVI or analog). I am considering purchasing the Westinghouse 30"
LCD and would hook it up to my computer with a digital connection (Radeon
x600 256MB video card) I have downloaded a few 1080p clips from Microsoft
and found that they look fabulous on my 21" CRT monitor. Thanks.

 

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There are no readily available displays that display 1080p.
Clay
"Z Man" <z1z@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Windows media hi def DVD's are available in either 720p or 1080p.
Question:
> will televisions rated for 720p or 1080i be able to display 1080p
content? I
> would particularly like to hear from anyone who has actually tried
it. If
> you have, please tell me the brand/model of television, and type of
> connection (DVI or analog). I am considering purchasing the
Westinghouse 30"
> LCD and would hook it up to my computer with a digital connection
(Radeon
> x600 256MB video card) I have downloaded a few 1080p clips from
Microsoft
> and found that they look fabulous on my 21" CRT monitor. Thanks.
>
>

 

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Badger (cferriola@1removenumbers2triad.3rr.4com) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> There are no readily available displays that display 1080p.

Sure there are, unless you consider Best Buy "not readily available":

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093467912955&skuId=6844098&type=product


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"Badger" <cferriola@1removenumbers2triad.3rr.4com> wrote in message
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> There are no readily available displays that display 1080p.

Well, it does display quite well on my computer monitor, a Cornerstone
p1600.

 

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Who cares? A computer monitor is NOT a tv....and they are not comparable.

Since 1080/24p is one of the ATSC standards, normal TV's will display it as
1080/60i
> Well, it does display quite well on my computer monitor, a Cornerstone
> p1600.
>

 

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"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
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> Badger (cferriola@1removenumbers2triad.3rr.4com) wrote in
> alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
>> There are no readily available displays that display 1080p.
>
> Sure there are, unless you consider Best Buy "not readily available":
>
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093467912955&skuId=6844098&type=product

Where does it say that this TV can display 1080p content? And, this
particular television is around seven or eight thousand dollars, while the
Westinghouse 30" is $1500 (or even less for the refurb I am looking at).

It occurred to me that I can positively determine if the Westinghouse can
display 1080p content. I can take a few clips to the store on my notebook
computer and see if they will let me hook it up to the television. That
would very likely generate definitive results...

 

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Well I stand corrected. If bestbuy has them there must be other
available as well. Although, I can't imagine a 45" display does
justice to 1080p.

Clay


"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
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> Badger (cferriola@1removenumbers2triad.3rr.4com) wrote in
alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> > There are no readily available displays that display 1080p.
>
> Sure there are, unless you consider Best Buy "not readily
available":
>
>
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093467912955&skuId=6844098&type=product
>
>
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"Z Man" <z1z@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c3abd3488c166bd989a16@news.nabs.net...
> > Badger (cferriola@1removenumbers2triad.3rr.4com) wrote in
> > alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> >> There are no readily available displays that display 1080p.
> >
> > Sure there are, unless you consider Best Buy "not readily
available":
> >
> >
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093467912955&skuId=6844098&type=product
>
> Where does it say that this TV can display 1080p content?

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And, this
> particular television is around seven or eight thousand dollars,
while the
> Westinghouse 30" is $1500 (or even less for the refurb I am looking
at).
>
> It occurred to me that I can positively determine if the
Westinghouse can
> display 1080p content. I can take a few clips to the store on my
notebook
> computer and see if they will let me hook it up to the television.
That
> would very likely generate definitive results...
>
>

 

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Z Man (z1z@hotmail.com) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093467912955&skuId=6844098&type=product
>
> Where does it say that this TV can display 1080p content?

Another post addressed this directly, but the most important thing is that
*all* LCDs are progressive by nature, so if it has at least 1920x1080
pixels (which this one does), then it *must* handle 1080p.

> It occurred to me that I can positively determine if the Westinghouse can
> display 1080p content. I can take a few clips to the store on my notebook
> computer and see if they will let me hook it up to the television. That
> would very likely generate definitive results...

Not really. There are LCDs that accept 1080i input but convert them to
720p for display. It's possible that an LCD could accept 1080p and down-
convert it to some lower resolution, so that it wouldn't truly be able
to handle 1080p.

It's also possible that it can't handle a 1920x1080/60p input at all, even
though it could display it if it accepted it, although that's very
unlikely.

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"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
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> Z Man (z1z@hotmail.com) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> > >
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093467912955&skuId=6844098&type=product
> >
> > Where does it say that this TV can display 1080p content?
>
> Another post addressed this directly, but the most important thing
is that
> *all* LCDs are progressive by nature, so if it has at least
1920x1080
> pixels (which this one does), then it *must* handle 1080p.
>
> > It occurred to me that I can positively determine if the
Westinghouse can
> > display 1080p content. I can take a few clips to the store on my
notebook
> > computer and see if they will let me hook it up to the television.
That
> > would very likely generate definitive results...
>
> Not really. There are LCDs that accept 1080i input but convert them
to
> 720p for display. It's possible that an LCD could accept 1080p and
down-
> convert it to some lower resolution, so that it wouldn't truly be
able
> to handle 1080p.
>
> It's also possible that it can't handle a 1920x1080/60p input at
all, even
> though it could display it if it accepted it, although that's very
> unlikely.
>
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>
It does say it resolves 1080.
Clay

 

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You have to consider where the content comes from: Your computer. So far
it's the only method to play back the 1080p content. To actually get 1080p,
you will have to set up your video card for it. Select 1920 x 1080 and check
if your display can handle it. Since it's a computer, you can display the
1080p content at any resolution, so you can actually pick the native
resolution of your display device and play it. To get actual 1080p, a
digital display device must have 1920x1080 pixels and be capable of handling
the 60Hz progressive vertical scan rate.
Someone said computer monitors are not TV's and not comparable? It's
possible to compare a TV with a potato, altough they do not have a lot in
common. Computer monitors and TV's however have a lot in common. It's easier
to list what do not have in common: No built in tuner, no built in scaler to
display Video at the display's required scan rate (CRT's) or native
resolution (LCD, DLP, Plasma, LCOS, DILA).