1080p - The Ultimate TV Experience
The New Gold Standard in High Definition
1080p resolution is the equivalent of 1,920×1,080 pixels, And it’s going to be the gold standard for High Definition reception. If you’ve experienced 1080 high definition television you’ll notice the dramatic difference from anything you’ve previously seen on the TV screen. You’ll see faces in definition so crystal clear that nearly every pore is visible.
Out, Out @#$% Blemish!
In fact, an entire new makeup industry has sprung up around high-definition resolution in Hollywood and other television production centers. Our stars cannot allow us to see every blemish, so makeup pros have created new substances that help them retain that star quality with everything now visible up close and personal. But 1080 is just the beginning of the high definition universe. 1080p is going to be even clearer and more realistic. That’s because 1080p monitors are capable of displaying every pixel of the highest-resolution HD broadcasts. In fact, theoretically they offer more than twice the resolution of 720p. And within the 1080 standard, 1080p is better than 1080i – here’s why…
What Makes 1080p the Best.
In the “old” days 1080i ruled the High Definition universe. And although 1080i has the same resolution as 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels), it projects the images in what is known as an interlaced format. That’s where the I in 1080i comes from. In your old cathode ray (or CRT) television, the 1080i sources are painted on the screen in sequence. In other words, the odd-numbered lines of resolution appear on your screen first, followed by the even-numbered lines. All this happens in the space of a mere 1/30 of a second! Now, Progressive Scan formats such as 480p, 720p, and 1080p convey all of the lines of resolution sequentially in a single pass. Our DLP, LCoS, LCD rear-projection and plasma TVs – the flat panels — are inherently progressive in nature, so when the incoming source is interlaced, as 1080i is, they convert it to progressive scan for display.
What’s Available in 1080p?
Not much yet. Today’s high-definition shows are done in either 1080i or 720p, Some newer DVD players claim to be able to upconvert standard DVD movies to 1080p resolution, but that’s not the same as native high-definition content. More promising is the post-DVD future. 1080p is sometimes referred to as “True High-Definition” or “Full High-Definition”. 1080p is currently the digital standard for filming digital motion pictures. Some of the cutting edge directors shoot their digital films (George Lucas in Revenge of the Sith, for example) in this high definition mode to be shown in theaters equipped with 1080p digital projectors.
1080p’s Brilliant Future.
We’re already seeing a large number of 1080p HDTV sets on the market. 1080p TVs are most prevalent in Japan, and are now available in North America, as well.. According to Display Search, a leading market research firm, as of late September 2006, 1080p TV shipments for all TV technologies rose 42% and make up a 1% share of the global TV market. So, if you want a big screen HDTV, now is a great time to invest in a television set that’s ready for the future.
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