Posted by moviePig on 04/09/07 19:48

On Apr 9, 2:01 pm, "SFTVratings" <SFTVratings_t...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Horizontal Resolution (per picture height)
>
> Standard 4:3 ratio:
> -------------------
> 240 standard VHS or Betamax
> 330 cable tv
> 400 S-VHS or laserdisc
> 540 DVD
>
> Widescreen 16:9
> ---------------
> 405 DVD
> 720 HD 720p
> 1080 HD 1080i

Afaics, those are actually *vertical* resolutions...


> Expressed in a manner that people are more familiar with:
> 320 x 486 - vhs
> 533 x 486 - S-vhs / laserdisc
> 720 x 480 - dvd

....and I'm not at all sure what these are.

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