Posted by Jeff Rife on 01/10/63 11:34

Kenneth Crudup (kenny@panix.com) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> >That DVR can't output 1080p, just 1080i and 720p.
>
> Indeed it does. I'm assuming that since it's an LCD, the "I" is a
> bit irrelevant as far as the actual *display*, right?

No, it's not.

Despite what people believe, LCDs generally scan in a way that
matches the input signal...it's just that they are capable of handling a
progressive input. A good example of this is the hardware video overlay
in a GUI. Even though my LCD monitor is being sent 1600x1200 at 60
progressive frames per second, you can see interlace artifacts in video
if you don't use a de-interlacing algorithm.

The DVR outputs 1080i, and the LCD converts it to pseudo-1080p. Unless
it uses a sophisticated de-interlacing algorithm, it's not anywhere close
to true 1080p.

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