How can a 1024x600 screen show 1080p movies? That just doesn't make sense to me. Or maybe I'm missing something... Anyone?
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IT DOESN'T ! It allows the display to show video encoded as 1080p but does not display it as 1080p (1920x1080). it isn't even truelly 720p(1280x720) The display is 1080x600 so a conversion of the data from 1920x1080 is performed to downscale the video to 1080x600. On a device this small you may be able to notice the difference. But it will be quite watchable. The difference of 1080p to 720p to lesser formats are like the difference between lossless audio and mp3 for music files, most people don't notice what's missing (lost) and enjoy it all the same.
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Update: Watched a dvd last night (the same dvd I first tried) and the picture was perfect - even using HDMI 1080p setting! This time I chose "Anynet HDMI DVD" from the source list on my tv settings, which I don't remember being an option before. I previously chose "DVI". I wonder if that made the difference. Hmm. Anyway....glad my dvd's now look just as great as the HD channels. Thank you for responding C.Woodruff. :)LadyR
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I takes very nice little mpg movies. I used the standard default setting. I don't think they are full HD (1900 x 1200).
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It appears to max at 1900 x 1080. My Lenovo 9704 HTPC is connected via HDMI to my Integra DTR 5.8 and then HDMI to my Panasonic 46" plasma. The picture is gorgeous. Solid 1080p with seamless streaming from most websites. (and with only two megs of system ram)
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As far as I know nothing is even broadcast in 1080p. I've tested both connections Component and hdmi with my HD cable which is 1080i and the difference is not even visible.
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The one I bought last summer was 720p. But the resolution is great. I don't have a blue ray player though. And they are optimal with 1080 p I've been told.
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1600x900 on the machine screen itself BUT if you connect it to a 1920x1080p monitor or tv through micro hdmi port on the right... it will adjust to 1080P on that monitor/tv !!! That was a surprise for me.
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You have two issues here. The first is the physical size of your screen and second is the resolution of 720p. Sometimes bigger isn't better.
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Component can support 1080p, but the current agreements between hardware manufacturers caps implemented resolution at 1080i. This is in order that HDCP over HDMI be allowed to reign supreme over all our media content viewings. If they enabled 1080p over Component, then there would be easy(er) ways to bypass the DRM on High-Def discs and programming.So I doubt you're getting 1080p over component unless you've done some hacking.
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So the progressive scan feature of this player is virtually useless when combined with a 1080i display? Makes sense I guess.
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As others have stated, it only officially supports 1920x1080 via HDMI. I managed to get it to a full 2560x1440, but I had to create a custom resolution and I could only get it to 30fps. Not ideal, but it's acceptable for me. See my image and review for more info.
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It isn't a true 4k, it uses circuitry to simulate 4k resolution. It's called upscaling
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I was at Sam's Club the other day and did a side by side comparison of a 32-in 1080p and 720p playing the exact same programming. I felt I could tell a difference in the HD programming. The 720p had less details in the skin tones than the 1080p.
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Probably, for playback. Gaming - ?? Here's an explanation. http://geeknizer.com/1080p-minimum-requirements/
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I couldn't tell, my monitor doesn't support 1080p! In the end I sent it back and bought a 75ft VGA cable and a new 1080p monitor for the same price.
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I am not even sure why they have Full HD 1080i, you can't stretch 640x480 into HD and not loose quality. Videos look great on my computer though.
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It accepts a 4K signal then down converts to something slightly better than 1080p in that it adds 16 million sub pixels to the down converted 4K signal. So 4K picture slightly better than 1080p but not a true 2160 picture. TV is incredible though!