1080p hdtv

[malcolm]

Does anyone know if 1920x1080 progressive hdtv might still become the standard?
It takes all those years to get a new standard to take over and now theyre gonna waste it on 1280x720?
It is just to low to be a long term standard.
By the time hdtv becomes mainstream 40inch panels will be affordable for sure, i expect 40inch 1280x720 to go under 1000$ by 2008.
So 50-60 or even more wont take that much longer, and for that size even 1920x1080 is actualy getting ldtv.

 

[jandar]

Here in the US, 1080p is still a ways out for now.

1080i is more a standard than 720p.

(CBS, NBC, WB, HBO, Showtime, HDNet, HDNMovies, and a few others) use 1080i.

ABC, ESPN use 720p.

Fox has 480p (if you are lucky)

1080i offers more pixels than 720p, but I wont be happy until 1080p is out.l

 

[malcolm]

I didnt know that it would be that easy to just change it in the future?
If this is the plan then it is fine for me
I would think that the current 1080i tv's need to be 1080p ready for them to consider changing to that in the future?
Might be a stupid question? I was thinking maybe the bandwidth in the displays might be to slow, i dont realy know if interlacing changes the requirements for displays or only the bandwidth for broadcast.

 

[jandar]

1080i still takes about 19.4MBps bandwidth, 720p little less. But this varies with what is being shown, 60fps, 29fps, 24fps, etc..

I you have a HDTV right now, even if it only supports 1080i/720p, it shoult convert 1080p down as needed in the future. (at least your reciever should similar to how 480p is upscaled on my 47" 16x9)

 

[malcolm]

Thanks, so this probably means i can look forward to buying a 60inch 1920x1080 oled

 

[3dcgi]

I'd forget about 1080p. In the US at least. Broadcasters stuck with NTSC for 50 years. I'm sure 1080p will mean new equipment so I don't expect them to switch to 1080p.

 

[jandar]

sat may carry it a few years/decade/etc from now.

who knows.

 

[malcolm]

Well i hope we dont get stuck with interlaced.
I would be more willing to accept 720p.

 

[jandar]

1080i looks better: low action movies, tv shows.

720p looks better at sporting events, very fast action scenes.

Its a tradeoff.

 

[Wunderchu]

1080p 8)

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[cthellis42]

For only $5000...? I'll take two!