HD on a Computer

[Mike2002]

If I download a file from the internet that is in 1080p and play it on my computer which has a normal monitor(not HD), should I expect any improvement in quality over the non-HD files that I can download. Thanks.

 

[LeiZaK]

Yes

 

[will889]

Most definitely

 

[DBL]

If the resolution of your monitor is higher than the resolution of the standard clip (which is generally always the case), then the answer is yes. This also assumes your computer can display 1080p w/o dropping frames.

 

[LeiZaK]

Yes, you'll have to have a pretty high end system to display 1080p content.

 

[Rage187]

more than likely your monitor has a 1024x768 resolution or higher. It's damn near HD and some could even argue that since it hits above the vertical resolution of 720, it will have just as good quality.

 

[Mike2002]

So would it be right to say that HD capable displays are only that because of the resolution they can display as opposed to having some special device in the tv to read the signal? And they must have the right connectors as well.

 

[MustangSVT]

this is a joke, right?

 

[FoBoT]

yes, computers normally have a hard drive (HD)

 

[sdifox]

Your monitor is HD, just not the same resolution as hdtv.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, computers normally have a hard drive (HD)

Actually the correct abbreviation is HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: jtvang125

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, computers normally have a hard drive (HD)

Actually the correct abbreviation is HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

I don't know when HDD became a popular acronym, but I've been using computers since the mid-80s and the Internet since the mid 90s, and I never even heard the acronym HDD until a few years ago. It was always just HD.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Mike2002
If I download a file from the internet that is in 1080p and play it on my computer which has a normal monitor(not HD), should I expect any improvement in quality over the non-HD files that I can download. Thanks.

Whether a clip is "HD" or not depends solely on the resolution.

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: jtvang125

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, computers normally have a hard drive (HD)

Actually the correct abbreviation is HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

I don't know when HDD became a popular acronym, but I've been using computers since the mid-80s and the Internet since the mid 90s, and I never even heard the acronym HDD until a few years ago. It was always just HD.

Dunno where are you from but I call them 3.25inchers.

 

[Canai]

Good thing I use an HDTV as my monitor 😉

x264 = awesomeness.

 

[Kelvrick]

1080p is one of the reasons I got the 24" lcd instead of the 20.

 

[Juddog]

In order to watch 1080p content you need at least 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.

I use a Dell 2405fpw, which does 1920 x 1200, playing 1080p on it look incredible. Too bad the files are so damn big and hard to find, but thanks to the xbox 360 HD DVD drive I now have items to watch.

 

[bigi]

Night and Day!!!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Mike2002
If I download a file from the internet that is in 1080p and play it on my computer which has a normal monitor(not HD), should I expect any improvement in quality over the non-HD files that I can download. Thanks.

Whether a clip is "HD" or not depends solely on the resolution.

And color space. Very different than SD.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Mike2002
If I download a file from the internet that is in 1080p and play it on my computer which has a normal monitor(not HD), should I expect any improvement in quality over the non-HD files that I can download. Thanks.

Whether a clip is "HD" or not depends solely on the resolution.

And color space. Very different than SD.

What is color space?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
What is color space?

How color is made and the depth of each color used to make full color. HD has around twice the color depth of SD I believe.

It's one of the easies ways to tell the difference between SD and HD - the color of HD is pretty easy to spot.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: chuckywang
What is color space?

How color is made and the depth of each color used to make full color. HD has around twice the color depth of SD I believe.

It's one of the easies ways to tell the difference between SD and HD - the color of HD is pretty easy to spot.

I think you can use whatever color depth you want for "SD" clips.