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Old May 4th, 2005, 02:12 AM   #1
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LCD pixel size

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Not sure if this is the right forum for this.. Anyway I have been looking at LCD flat screens, as I need one to display an HDV output.. Which is 1440X1080 in resolution.. Ok here is what is a little confusing.. a lot of the LCD monitors(I am not using for computer display, just as a video disply) I have been looking at list in its specs that they are 1366 pixels X 768 pixels.. I am guessing this has no correlation to the HDV resolution size (1440 X 1080) but it is a little confusing to me..So i guess the question is will this monitor display the full resolution of this video signal??

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Old May 4th, 2005, 06:45 AM   #2
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Remember that 1080x1440 is anamorphic, so if you display it in that format everything will be tall and skinny. But (as I understand it) the camera does the unstretching and outputs a 1080i image which would be 1920x1080. Since these are square pixels, 1920/1080 = 1.778 = 16:9.

So if you want to see the full resolution you need a monitor with 1920x1080 pixels and that will be BIG bucks for an LCD. However most 16:9 HD LCD monitors can accept a 1080i signal and will downscale it to fit the screen (1280x720 or 1366x768 for example).
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Old May 4th, 2005, 08:30 AM   #3
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Thanks Boyd. I was trying to figure outthe same thing, forgot all about aspect ratios. Here is a 24" LCD that seems reasonable in price. It was $200 cheaper last week. I guess I snoozed too long.
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Old May 4th, 2005, 08:50 AM   #4
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Actually John, you can still get the $200 off if you look up the monitor in Dell's "Home & Home Office" section. (rather than small business)
A-Like-So:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...1&link_number=

Unfortunately, there is a three week wait on shipping.
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Old May 4th, 2005, 12:32 PM   #5
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Hello,

Ok thanks for the responses.. So it looks like the LCD's can display the HDV video.. But you may not be seeing it ina ll of its glory..

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