Requirements for HD Video

[imported_theprofessor]

I'm considering getting a 23" wide screen monitor (hp l2335). One of the reasons is I want to be able to watch High Definition video. From everything I've read, you need a monitor that can at least do the actual HD resolution (1920x1080). But I tried running a WMV HD video clip (1080p) with my old 17" monitor at 1152x864 and it ran fine. Why is that? Does anyone know what the actual requirements are? Can you run 1080p movies, TV, etc. on a monitor with less the HD quality resolutions?

Thank you.

 

[rbV5]

Can you run 1080p movies, TV, etc. on a monitor with less the HD quality resolutions?

Sure, your graphic card will just downscale it.

 

[Matthias99]

You can watch any res video on any resolution monitor. It will just be scaled down if your monitor has fewer pixels than the source video (1920x1080 for 1080i/p, 1280x720 for 720p). Obviously this hurts image quality.

 

[imported_theprofessor]

Matthias99, rbV5:

Thank you very much for your replies and clearing up my question.

I now have another question for you guys or anyone else. If the video is not the resolution of the monitor (and is much smaller), will image quality be hurt much. i.e. if I watch a DVD or regular T.V. (from a tuner card), will image quality be hurt and look worse than if I watched it on a regular T.V.

Thank you very much for any input you can give.

 

[Chudilo]

Do a search. Go to AVSforum.com for more info on this .. .

 

[zakee00]

i watched step into liquid hd trailer on my 17" 12x10 monitor, and it looked great to me. no noticable scaling artifacts at all. make sure you have a FAST rig if u want to watch HD stuff though. i think the requirement was a 3GHz+ processor or 3000+.