| reply to PolarBear03
Re: competition the american way If it were 1280x720p vs 1280x1080p, then yes, it would be better. DirectTV apparently broadcasts at 1280x1080i... which pixel wise calculates as 1280x540p. And that, is less than HD resolution, hence the griping.
That's 691,200 pixels per frame (technically, per refresh, but I'm so not going there) on Direct TV, with the lowest standard of HDTV running at 921,600 pixels per refresh.
End result is DirectTV broadcasting at ~%75 percent of the low end of HDTV.
Also, that's not 16x9... that's not even a 4x3 ratio... that some funky 32x27 ratio. Closer to a square than even SDTV. Weird. |
