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a basic question on HD

1920 X 1080i or 1080p....as I understand it...if 65" plasma has pixels of 1366X 768 is HD? Does it take advantage of Blu Ray, HD DVD properly? This directly relates to B&O's BeoVision 4. Yes very expensive and better ones out there, I guess. But wanted to ask the question as the dealer kept insisting it would do full HS of 1080i....is this not the same as pixel count. Am I missing something here?
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mjcmt
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Actually your 1366x768 screen will display max height of 768 pixels. So your screen will display HD 720P (progressive scan) or 1080i (interlaced) but not 1080P (progressive).

720P progressive is higher resolution than a 1080i. A 1080i is equivelant to half the interlaced value or 540P). So 720P has higher resolution than a 1080I, but not higher than a 1080P.

1080P is the highest resolution but a 768 screen will not show its capability.
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Furthermore, if you use a DVD player or processor that up converts to 1080P you will need a plasma or projector that will display this.

The future is 1080P but it is pricey at the moment. This is good news for those of us with modest means, because plasma's and LCD with 728 vertical pixels will be coming down to working man prices.
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