1080p hype??

[j_garcia]

No, he's not right...flash memory won't be around

 

[mouettus]

Hmmm... reading those replies about 24/48/60 hertz/fps whatever... I think I might need a good weekend of "display 101" other than resolution here...

All I know is that movies are filmed 24 images per second so that just might be it. But shouldn't a display be able to handle all kinds of refresh rates?! It wouldn't matter then!

 

[mtrycrafts]

Hmmm... reading those replies about 24/48/60 hertz/fps whatever... I think I might need a good weekend of "display 101" other than resolution here...

All I know is that movies are filmed 24 images per second so that just might be it. But shouldn't a display be able to handle all kinds of refresh rates?! It wouldn't matter then!

Yes, displays do handle those other refresh rates, but, that has to come from someplace if the film is at 24 fps, right? So, there is some manipulation going on instead of straight to the display. That has drawbacks that may be visible.

 

[MDS]

The refresh rate of the display is likely 60 Hz and that is not an integral multiple of 24 Hz. That's where the whole 2:3 pulldown stuff comes in and some displays are better at it than others.

 

[mouettus]

The refresh rate of the display is likely 60 Hz and that is not an integral multiple of 24 Hz. That's where the whole 2:3 pulldown stuff comes in and some displays are better at it than others.

Would we really be likely to SEE the difference?! Or it's like the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 32in screen? lol

 

[MDS]

Would we really be likely to SEE the difference?! Or it's like the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 32in screen? lol

Well I for one wouldn't really notice and even when I do it doesn't bother me all that much. My sister and I were reminiscing about an old movie called 'Ghost Town'. I found a copy of it on VHS at secondspin.com (never been mastered to DVD) and while the tape was in relatively good condition the picture quality was actually rather terrible. I didn't mind at all and actually enjoyed the blast from the past.

Videophiles on the other hand nit-pick every little thing.

 

[mouettus]

Videophiles on the other hand nit-pick every little thing.

I still paid 1000$ more for the same tv just to have 1080p on a 46" lol