Re: [LUG] OT - is a PC screen HD?

[dandart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

If it's greater than 1920x1080, then it's HD, afaik. Any lower and it's not "Full HD" but it might be "HD Ready".

On , Simon Robert <simon.robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I guess I'm probably answering my own question,, but would like to know
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> for sure.
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> I have a nice, fairly new, samsung monitor. It has a digital cable
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> connection, which I use, along with the standard one. I have satellite
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> connections to a 4 years old skysat card in the PC and to various
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> freesat boxes around the house.
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> Only one of the TV's is HD enabled, and this is the only one where BBC
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> HD is a visible choice. However the PC does show HD as an option and
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> does play it.
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> Am I really seeing HD, I can't tell by eyesight. I'm surprised my old
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> sky star would do HD, but then if it doesn't would I get any sort of
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> picture.
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> Countryfile certainly looks nice and sharp, but is it a placebo effect?
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> Simon
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> Am I really getting HD here?
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