Posted by moviePig on 04/11/07 12:14

On Apr 10, 9:33 am, "SFTVratings" <SFTVratings_t...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> moviePig wrote:
> > 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...
>
> No. If you project the various technologies on a 16:9 screen, and
> draw a square on the display, those numbers represent how many pixels
> would fit inside the square (horizontally):

Well, I'm no expert, and I don't doubt that you're getting at
*something* here, but, e.g.,...

"1080p is the shorthand name for a category of video modes. The
number 1080 represents 1,080 lines of vertical resolution..."

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p)

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