1080p
ljf -- Wed, 01/02/2008 - 16:46
I dont get it. The reviewer rated a Panasonic plasma recently and said its resolution was 1080p. But he also said the set won't accept a 1080p signal. Please explain.
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I suppose the quick answer to ljf's question is that modern fixed-pixel displays are always progressive scan --- regardless of the TV's native resolution or the nature of the incoming video signal. So this Panasonic 1920 x 1080 display deinterlaces any interlaced signal (be it 480i or 1080i) resulting in a progressively scanned 1080 picture. This makes it a "1080p" display.
With ljf's kind indulgence, I would like to expand on his quesion:
1. If a so-called "1080p" display processes everything to 1080p, what is the problem with that display accepting a 1080p signal?
2. If all TVs end up deinterlacing/scaling to their native resolution anyway, how can these "upconverting" DVD players make any difference? Granted, there's always a possibility that the video processing in a given player is superior to the internal processor in a particular TV, but surely that cannot be the case with any sub $100 player?
Perhaps you are referring to the review of the Panasonic TH-58PZ750U which appeared in TPV issue 82. There is a correction appearing in Issue 83, page 12 (page 11 in the online version). Here it is explained that this display will accept the usual 1080p/60 but not the 1080p/24 (24 frames per second) which some of the newer players can provide on film-based material.
Harrison S.
Thanks for the response. The error in that issue confused me.