720p displays?
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720p displays?
I am looking into buying a HDTV widescreen and hope you guys can help, I need one that is capable of displaying the normal 480i, 480p, and 1080i, but I also want it to be able to display 720p, but the catch is it has to be around 48" screen size, due to space constraints. The reasoning for 720p, is because Street hoops for xbox is in 720p and so will Tony Hawk4 and probably other Activision games, so I want to be able to take a advantage of this, any help would be great
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Panasonic sold RPTVs in that size last year that did 720p and had a small footprint but I'm not sure if they dropped it on the new models for this year. I almost bought one myself until I decided on a Mits. Keep in mind that all sets will upconvert 720p to 1080i so you can still get the signal into them from your Xbox just not progressive so it might not look as good. By the way ABC is the only station broadcasting in 720p as of now. Everyone else uses 1080i for HD.
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Plenty can take 720p inputs, the problem is the output. 1280x720 is really on the upper end of what 7" CRT's can display unless they are extremely high quality (ie. the Pioneer Elite's), and the bandwidth of many of these smaller units limits the output to about 650x1100 or so.
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I've read about the limitations of 7" CRTs but I never heard about any bandwidth limitations before. The only true HD you're ever going to get is from 9" CRTs and there aren't many choices there. And i guess you're right 720p to 1080i isn't really an upconvert but more of a downconvert really since most would prefer a progressive signal to an interlaced one. Still the 47" panny would suit him well i think.
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Yeah, the video amps in these units simply cannot support 720p and above. We've not even touched on retrace timing, spot beam size, etc. Actually, with these units, bandwidth is more of an issue than lens size, as insufficient bandwidth means the lens doesn't even see the extra resolution.
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To Chipmac: So the 47" Panasonic widescreen displays in 720p, yeah I only want the 720p for xbox, because most hdtv shows are and will be in 1080i, but if you are sure that the 47" Panasonic can display 720p, I will be buying it next week, hopefulyy you can help me, Thanks
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my Sony takes the 720P and downconverts it to 480P according to the manual.
I was not aware that the Panasonic 47" did 720P and i almost bought one before buying my 51" Sony.
I was not aware that the Panasonic 47" did 720P and i almost bought one before buying my 51" Sony.
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Originally posted by Corky Roxbury
To Chipmac: So the 47" Panasonic widescreen displays in 720p, yeah I only want the 720p for xbox, because most hdtv shows are and will be in 1080i, but if you are sure that the 47" Panasonic can display 720p, I will be buying it next week, hopefulyy you can help me, Thanks
To Chipmac: So the 47" Panasonic widescreen displays in 720p, yeah I only want the 720p for xbox, because most hdtv shows are and will be in 1080i, but if you are sure that the 47" Panasonic can display 720p, I will be buying it next week, hopefulyy you can help me, Thanks