Re: 1920 x 1080p, the new breed of displays

"Wayne" <wgd.roaming@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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1. With Blu-Ray or HD-DVD DVDs just around the corner, why is the new
breed of 1920 x 1080p display not equipped to handle sources at that
resolution?

Both BluRay and HD-DVD are encoded at 1080p on the disk. HD-DVD is already
out. The first generation of *players* only output 1080i and several 1080p
displays only input 1080i because big consumer electronics companies have a
long history of ripping people off by holding back on features so they can
sell the same equipment over and over. Even using the same motherboard in a
different case and selling it for a different price, sometimes under a
different name.

As far as actual displays go, some of them do work correctly with real 1080p
input and display, but the list is short, the Westinghouse W3 37" and their
W2 42" are known to work correctly on input and output. The others are
somewhat sketchy. For example the 1080p Sharps with the external tuner have
1 real 1080p input to the screen, the one that the tuner uses. The ones
with the integrated inputs only accept 1080i which is insane considering
it's a 1080p screen and that their cheaper model already accepts 1080p. I
suggest checking gaming sites to see which screens really do take a 1080p
and display it correctly. For example:

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/


2. Also, what is the latest feeling regarding Hollywood and their push to
invoke 960 x 540p when classic component cabling is used? (their push for
all systems to use HDMI/HDCP technology)...?

The same feeling it always was. It's a scam that won't stop commercial
piracy but will hurt the average buyer. For example, pro pirates often get
their material from inside the studios before it's even mastered, often
releaseing movies before they even hit theaters. HDMI won't stop that.
Furthermore, poeple with hardware skills can simply read the signals used to
drive the LCD screen at the physical level. HDMI can't stop that. But a
person who buys a name brand HD-DVD player and a name brand HDMI screen, and
has to cycle their power and over over to get it to work after haveing it
cut out in the middle of a movie again, now that's what HDMI is good for!
LOL. Now they're promising if we'll only buy their crap, they won't turn it
on for a couple of years since even the big manufacturers can't get all
their junk to work together. Meanwhile, many are hopeing by the time they
really turn it on, it will be cracked.


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