The number indicates vertical pixels and the p means it draws full pictures at a time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/576p
Yeah, I know what the numbers mean.
The problem that I normally have is that people tend to just toss a "p number" out there without regard to what the corresponding vertical lines of resolution
should be for that number
if the number is even a standard. Like if I say something is 720p, it better be 1280x720 (16x9) not 1152x720 (16x10). I mention it below, but most "576p" files that I see on the net are actually 1024x576, which is 16x9.
The 1080p TV I bought a few months ago certainly does seem lower quality than a computer monitor. The resolution is good and the picture is good, but I think the refresh is slower. Like the pixels take more time to change color. When I started playing Fallout New Vegas, I noticed that the colors blurred over when rotating my view. I no longer notice the effect, but it's definitely there. Something coming from a good computer monitor would be like "dude your TV sucks"
I assume by refresh you mean pixel response time (I think that's what they call it) or terms like GTG (gray to gray). Most TVs that I see are 60Hz or 120Hz (60 or 120 refreshes per second max), and some are even 240Hz. I actually didn't even think of that, but I guess TVs do have a bit of leeway since most content that they play is only between 24 (fine fine, 23.976
) and 30 FPS.
I've considered it a few times, and I still may use a TV on my desk strictly for consoles, but I think I'll keep using computer monitors for my computer.
Obviously I meant 1920x1200, what else did you think it could mean?
The whole point is that you don't use made-up abbreviations and expect people to understand what you're talking about. Hell, I've had people misunderstand what 1080p meant, and I had to explain the dimensions behind it. Now you want to go and make up your own "standards", and you expect others to auto-magically know what you mean?
You see what I'm getting at? Just say 1920x1200 and avoid confusion, which you'll see what I mean in a second...
speaking of which, you don't even know that 576p is a PAL progressive signal used for PAL DVD's and some FTA/OTA broadcasts, so please don't try and correct me when you've yet to even get your head around the basics
I think you may be misunderstanding my problem behind the "576p". The issue is that their resolution
was not a standard resolution. Almost every file that I see with 576 horizontal lines of resolution is actually 1024x576 (which is 16x9). This is the problem that I have with randomly using "p numbers" is that it tends to cause confusion among people. If I told you I had a 576p file, you would expect it to be in Australian EDTV (which in America, EDTV = 480p), but I would be providing a 16x9 1024x576 file.
Confusing!
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