What is Your TV's Native Resolution?

[Jeremy Charette]

So with all this recent hubbub about 1080p support on the forums here, I figured it'd be interesting to find out what everyone's native resolution actually is (as it stands today). So let's conduct a little unscientific poll. Of all the TVs in your house, what's the best native resolution available to you?

[Jason Dunn]

Well, I know that my TV supports 1080i...but is that NATIVE? Unknown. I suspect many others are in the same boat. :?

[Jeremy Charette]

What kind of TV is it? Here's the quick test:

Analog (your good old fashioned non-HD tube tv): 480i
EDTV: 480p
LCD: Probably 720p, unless you have one of the very newest 1080p models
CRT HDTV (tube style HD set): likely 1080i
Rear-Projection HDTV: likely 720p

For instance, I have a Panasonic Tau 27" HDTV, CRT style. It supports 480p and 1080i, so the best native resolution it supports is 1080i. If you've got an LCD or plasma set, these pixel resolutions correspond with the associated formats:

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that many DMT readers are savvy enough to know what their native resolution is. And remember folks, I'm asking about the native resolution, not the maximum supported resolution. Almost all 720p sets say they "support" 1080i, but it's actually down-converted to a 720p signal.

[Jason Dunn]

You mentioned everyting EXCEPT DLP. ;-)

This is what I have:

http://www.lgdsuperstore.com/item.aspx?pid=80142

It supports 1080i and 720p, but I don't know what it's "native" resolution is. I suspect 99% of the votes you're getting are based on what resolution their TV can do, not what it does natively.

[Jeremy Charette]

It's 720p.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002TMHE6/102-5064284-2829723?v=glance&n=172282

"Compatible with 480i, 480p, and full high-definition 720p and 1080i signals; offers 1,280 x 720 native pixel resolution"

I suspect you're right. The thing that really surprises me is the number of analog users we have. This alphabet soup of TV formats seems to be scaring off more consumers than it's attracting. Looks like a lot of folks are waiting for the dust to settle.

[ShinKen]

I'm still analog at the moment, but will be looking to upgrade to a Samsung HL-R6178W (which I believe does 1080p) later this year when we move into our new home :D

[Jeremy Charette]

Something else that really amazes me: whenever we run polls like this, usually the laws of statistics stand up pretty well. After the first 31 samples, the percentages don't tend to vary more than 1 or 2% for any given option. The number of respondents that answered "480i (analog)" has hovered right around 40% throughout the life of this poll. Neat stuff for us math geeks.

[Felix Torres]

I wonder about all those 1080i displays.

There are precious few true 1080i-native displays on the market; methinks those are folks that are reporting the highest resolution the set accepts, not what it actually displays...
(most HD CRTs don't actually display 1080i, they just process the signal onto an ED-grade tube).

[Jeremy Charette]

Well, I can tell you that my 27" Panasonic CRT is a true 1080i set. How it switches from 480p to 1080i is beyond my technical knowledge, but the difference in picture between the two is clear enough to see with the naked eye.