Jason Dunn
01-27-2005, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback47.html' target='_blank'>http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback47.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Scan through coverage of the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas—a city I loathe with all my heart and soul, but never mind that—and you’ll see the mysterious recurrence of four numerals and a letter. By the first day of the show, several manufacturers were boasting that their next-generation video displays would support the 1080p signal format. The list included not only established brand names like JVC, LG, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, and Vidikron but also up-and-coming names like Optoma, Syntax, and Westinghouse—and I’ve undoubtedly missed a few. Evidently all these companies believe 1080p is the next big thing in HDTV. But what exactly is 1080p and why is it worth bragging about?"</i><br /><br />Mark Fleischmann from DesignTechnica is hot and bothered about 1080p. Me, I'm still waiting for a DVD that doesn't look up-sampled, and ever one of my TV shows to be in HD. 1080p is a long way off...