Re: 1920x1080 Mode

Randy Yates (yates@xxxxxxxx) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> > Google is your friend.
>
> Not in this case.

The first hit returned for a search on "refresh rate" has an excellent
definition of the term.

> We're not talking about computer monitors.

In the world of digital video, computer monitors are the pioneers in the
field, and many terms in digital TV have come from computing.

> Since you've confirmed that your term "refresh rate" is synonymous
> with "frame rate,"

Actually, it's not.

The frame rate of 1920x1080/60i is 30 frames per second (fps). The frame
rate of 1280x720/60p is 60fps.

"Refresh rate" is how often the display is refreshed, which is 60 times
per second for 1920x1080/60i (it gets new data once every field, which is
once every 1/60th of a second), and it is also 60 times per second for
1280x720/60p.

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