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Laser47 said:
Ive always been confised by the whole "What makes a lcd HD" thing, i always thought all pc displays that were 1024x768 are hi def because almost all hdtvs ive seen have resolutions around 1024x768. Atlease i know im not alone.

There are 2 standard sizes for HD with the sizes being, generally, the number of horizontal lines.

720:
1280x720 minimum display resolution

1080:
1920x1080 minimum display resolution
 
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