Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Who Can Tell the Difference?

  1. #1
    Administrator BarryBobPosthole's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Owasso, OK
    Posts
    22,284

    Who Can Tell the Difference?

    Who can tell the difference in Ultra 4K broadcasts and HD 1080p ones?

    I really can’t. Maybe its my old ass eyes.

    BKB
    Viva Renaldo!

  2. #2
    Administrator Arty's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    VA Beach, VA
    Posts
    3,922
    I had lasik 6 months ago and I couldn’t tell if you put a gun to my head.

  3. #3
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) airbud7's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Aiken, SC
    Posts
    3,875
    I just hit info on remote an was watching 720p and flipped over to a 1080 one and I swear the 720 looked better?....

  4. #4
    Administrator Arty's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    VA Beach, VA
    Posts
    3,922
    Quote Originally Posted by airbud7 View Post
    I just hit info on remote an was watching 720p and flipped over to a 1080 one and I swear the 720 looked better?....
    Isn’t 720p and 1080i the same thing?

  5. #5
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) airbud7's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Aiken, SC
    Posts
    3,875
    p- progressive scan
    i- interlaced
    HD content is always broadcast at 30 frames per second.

    1080p content is played back at native frame rate, while 1080i is played back at 60 fields per second (a field is the technical term for an interlaced frame).

    The duplicated frames are displayed separately, faster than the human eye can detect them.

    The key differences are:

    1080p (progressive scan) mode may appear to be sharper, and fast-moving action can be easier to watch. This mode is used for Blu-ray discs and some games consoles, and is known as Full HD.
    1080i (interlaced) mode may appear to flicker or blur more during action scenes or sports. Some terrestrial TV in the UK and USA is broadcast in 1080i; the rest is broadcast in 720p.
    In practice, many people do not notice the difference between 1080p and 1080i. If you have a large HD TV, you may prefer 1080p, but the difference is often negligible.

    Glad I didn't have to type that^

  6. #6
    Administrator BarryBobPosthole's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Owasso, OK
    Posts
    22,284
    Airbud inspired me so I also found this handy chart.

    BKB

    4C4E6399-CE1B-48BD-A148-A063C0258375.jpg
    Viva Renaldo!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body.
But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...WOW, What a Ride!"

Our Friend, Tony "Gator" Hunter 1953-2007