Does a 720p/i TV make lower resolution videos seem clearer than watching them on a 1080p/i TV?
It makes sense, but I’m asking for an opinion from someone that may have a little bit more experience with a TV. the reason I’m asking is because I have a video camera that records at standard definition. It does have 16:9 aspect ratio, but it’s definitely not HD. I watch it on my 45.9" 1080i lcd TV, it just doesn’t look as clear. I wonder if it’s because it’s destorted or not. Then I watch it on my sisters TV, which is 42" 1080/720i (I don’t know if it’s 1080 or 720) and it’s a lot more clear, and defined than on my TV. This made me wonder if maybe she has a 720 pixel TV, and with fewer pixels, it didn’t need to fill in the space, creating the clearer picture. I don’t know, tell me if it’s maybe just the TV, or if there is definitely a difference between 720 and 1080 on making standard definition look better. Thanks.
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You are correct.
In two TVs, with the same resolution, the one with the smaller size will look sharper, because there are more pixels/constant area
In two TVs with the same size, a SD image will look better on the 720p than the 1080p because there is less scaling.
the ‘p’ in 720p or 1080p does not stand for pixel. It stands for ‘progressive’-the way in which the tv scans.
720p is approximately the same resoulution as 1080i.
1080p is about 2 million pixels
720p is about 1 million pixels
the difference is the quality of the processor of your tv. That makes
a huge difference.