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20" ACD not HD?
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Josias said:How come it only says HD next to the 23 and 30" ACD's?
I know, that because of the lack of 30 pixels to do 1080p video, the 20" can only do 720p, but that is still HD standard (most HD TV's are 1280x768 or 1366x768).
It's for the HD Pro's. For them, for something to be labelled High Definition it MUST be capable of playing back all HD formats. All Apple's current widescreen lineup is able to play 720p HD video but not all can play 1080 natively. It's that function that makes the 23" and 30" Cinema Displays true HD displays.
Okay, thanks.
Now, in the meantime, I found one more question to eat up your time. My Xbox 360, and it's games, all support up to 1080p video, yet I can find no HD TV's with higher resolution than 1366x768, so this is only 720p. Are there any TV's that supprts 1080p, or would you have to get an ACD, and could you actually hook that up to a 360?
Now, in the meantime, I found one more question to eat up your time. My Xbox 360, and it's games, all support up to 1080p video, yet I can find no HD TV's with higher resolution than 1366x768, so this is only 720p. Are there any TV's that supprts 1080p, or would you have to get an ACD, and could you actually hook that up to a 360?
Josias said:Okay, thanks.
Now, in the meantime, I found one more question to eat up your time. My Xbox 360, and it's games, all support up to 1080p video, yet I can find no HD TV's with higher resolution than 1366x768, so this is only 720p. Are there any TV's that supprts 1080p, or would you have to get an ACD, and could you actually hook that up to a 360?
I don't know much about how the XBox 360 works but I've not heard of anybody able to hook it up to a ACD because the XBox 360 has no DVI out. They have hooked them up to a Dell 24" which supports 1080p resolutions and has a number of input options.
I'm guessing the 1080 option was built in to be able to keep it current when big TVs go to 1080 resolutions. Currently most digital HD broadcasts are in 720p due to the lower data rate required to carry the signal.
this is interesteing...
although i'm not looking at a 20" ACD, i'm looking at a 19" widescreen..
its pixel count is 1440 x 900, does that mean its HD compatible with this 720p standard? that would be nice!
although i'm not looking at a 20" ACD, i'm looking at a 19" widescreen..
its pixel count is 1440 x 900, does that mean its HD compatible with this 720p standard? that would be nice!
