Posted by Frank on 08/01/07 22:11

On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:38:17 +0100, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Opinions on new TV purchase>,
Spex <No.spam@ta.com> wrote:

>Bob Ford wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:01:35 GMT, Larry in AZ
>> <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Waiving the right to remain silent, Bob Ford <imagesinmotion@sbcglobal.net>
>>> said:
>>>
>>>> I did some looking at Best Buy today.
>>>> At least I now understand the difference between 1080i and 1080p
>>>> From there it still seems it is a matter of personal preference as to
>>>> which benefits you like from LCD to Plasma. Right now I would be
>>>> leaning towards LCD.
>>> IFAIK, there is no 1080p content anywhere, and there isn't likely to be for a
>>> long time.
>>>
>> One of my production friends at Comcast said the same thing...
>>
>>> All those monitors do is reconstruct the interlaced frames.
>> Bob Ford
>> Images In Motion
>> www.imagesinmotion.com
>
>Aren't Blu-ray titles 24P (1080P)?
>
>I know broadcast 25P is actually progressive segmented frame (Psf) and
>assumed 24P and 30P broadcast was similar. But I had heard the Blu-ray
>titles were in fact 24P1080 encoded.
>
>Is that the case or is this more BS?
>
>Thanks

The ATSC standard includes four 1080p options, at frame rates of
23.976, 24, 29.97, and 30 frames per second, so broadcasters could
avail themselves of this if they wanted to.

For most consumers, the primary source of 1080p content is Hollywood
movies on BD (Blu-ray Disc) and HD DVD discs. With the availability of
low-cost consumer-grade AVCHD camcorders with 24p capability, however,
this will soon change as some of these consumers will shoot, edit, and
burn their own 1080p24 content, even if the playback device happens to
be a PS3 (Sony PlayStation 3) game console or a Microsoft Xbox 360
game console with an Xbox HD DVD Player option.

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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