HDTV definition question

I see that some TVs from a given manufacturer (eg hatachi)
are listed as HDTV in their model numbers/descriptions, while others are
not shown *officially* as 'HDTV', yet in their description they claim that
they accept HDTV input signals.

"High-Definition Wide 16:9 screen - At 1,024 x 1,024 pixels.......
making it the ideal display solution for......... HDTV viewing."

I don't see how HDTV can be
ambiguous. If the set accepts a 1080i signal, it will display
1080 scanlines per frame, right? Or is this another case of
manufacturers deceiving ppl with half-truths?

Jeff

Jeff B wrote:

I see that some TVs from a given manufacturer (eg hatachi)
are listed as HDTV in their model numbers/descriptions, while others are
not shown *officially* as 'HDTV', yet in their description they claim that
they accept HDTV input signals.

"High-Definition Wide 16:9 screen - At 1,024 x 1,024 pixels.......
making it the ideal display solution for......... HDTV viewing."

I don't see how HDTV can be
ambiguous. If the set accepts a 1080i signal, it will display
1080 scanlines per frame, right? Or is this another case of
manufacturers deceiving ppl with half-truths?


If I purchase an ATSC tuner and hook it up to my NTSC only TV, I will
not have an HDTV. 1024x1024 isn't HDTV. 1280x720 or 1920x1080 is HDTV.

Matthew

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Well ... my projector accepts 1080i, but does not display it at 1080i. It
applies an algorithm to do the processing it's 1024x768 DLP. Now, a 1920
(1922) x1080 DLP would be great to display HDTV, but holie molie ... that's
big bucks. And by the way, the FaroudjaT DCDiT processing works for me :-).

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I see that some TVs from a given manufacturer (eg hatachi)
are listed as HDTV in their model numbers/descriptions, while others are
not shown *officially* as 'HDTV', yet in their description they claim that
they accept HDTV input signals.

"High-Definition Wide 16:9 screen - At 1,024 x 1,024 pixels.......
making it the ideal display solution for......... HDTV viewing."

I don't see how HDTV can be
ambiguous. If the set accepts a 1080i signal, it will display
1080 scanlines per frame, right? Or is this another case of
manufacturers deceiving ppl with half-truths?

Jeff

I assume you're looking at a plasma. If so, that will display a "scaled"
image. That means that it will accept a high definition signal from your set
top box (cable or satellite), and then make that signal fit into the amount
of pixels that the plasma can display, using some crazy ass formula that the
TV engineers have come up with.

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"Jeff B" wrote in message
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I see that some TVs from a given manufacturer (eg hatachi)
are listed as HDTV in their model numbers/descriptions, while others are
not shown *officially* as 'HDTV', yet in their description they claim that
they accept HDTV input signals.

"High-Definition Wide 16:9 screen - At 1,024 x 1,024 pixels.......
making it the ideal display solution for......... HDTV viewing."

I don't see how HDTV can be
ambiguous. If the set accepts a 1080i signal, it will display
1080 scanlines per frame, right? Or is this another case of
manufacturers deceiving ppl with half-truths?

Jeff