Posted by SFTVratings on 04/25/07 12:30

On Apr 21, 2:08 am, WinField <dogho...@operamail.com> wrote:
> PDTV wrote:
>
>
>
> > DVD is 720x480 in NTSC and 720x576 in PAL... period. I don't see how
> > being an electrical engineer gives you the right to make up numbers
>
> And being able to constantly parrot-back 720x480 makes you knowledgable
> about video!?
> http://hometheater.about.com/cs/television/a/aavideoresa_2.htm
> DVD -horizontal- resolution ... "up to 540" on commercial discs
> http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6029_7-6307429-1.html
> DVD players ... 540 lines of *horizontal* resolution
>
> Google "horizontal resolution" (use the quotes) and you'll find plenty
> of examples of folks trying to explain real-world complexity in regards
> to video H-R.



PDTV won't listen to you Winfield, even to the knowledgeable links you
provided. He'd rather stick his head in the sand, than listen and TRY
TO LEARN from authoritative sources (your links). He'd rather be a
stubborn mule, than admit "540" is the horizontal resolution, per
picture height, of DVD.


Standard 4:3 (measuring the | | | | | across)
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240 - standard VHS or Betamax
330 - cable tv
400 - S-VHS or laserdisc
540 - DVD

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