A 1080p question

[bullitt]

What is the smallest available tv that has a 1080p display ? also can a small tv displaying 1080p be as good as a large screen 22" vs 60" ?

 

[professorhat]

Well, my Dell monitor is 24" and is Full HD - not strictly a TV I know but I'm sure there are some around that small. As to whether a TV can be as good, it depends how close you're sitting. A Full HD 24" doesn't make much sense at 10 feet, but since I sit barely 2-3 feet from it, it makes a lot more sense.

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[bullitt]

Well its just im having a debate on another forum as to whether a 22" 1080p display can be as good as a 60" screen just because your sitting at the correct viewing distance !

I am saying that the resolution may be the same but the overall effect will be far greater on a bigger screen.

 

[Tonestar1]

Take a look at this. Only one guys opinion but interesting none the less.

http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/

 

[bullitt]

Thanks, very interesting.

 

[professorhat]

bullitt:Well its just im having a debate on another forum as to whether a 22" 1080p display can be as good as a 60" screen just because your sitting at the correct viewing distance !I am saying that the resolution may be the same but the overall effect will be far greater on a bigger screen.

Understood and I agree with you. No way that sitting 3 feet away from my 42" plasma recreates the cinema experience of a projector!

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[kena]

You must also remember quality over quantity .. Now if the projector was powered by only a "kettle lead" and the screen with a humungous 100% artifect free lead Who knows

 

[bullitt]

kena:You must also remember quality over quantity .. Now if the projector was powered by only a "kettle lead" and the screen with a humungous 100% artifect free lead Who knows

I know it also depends on cables etc.. but im just talking pound for pound is it possible for a 22" to be as good as a 60" at 1080p ? or better ? giving that you are sat at the correct viewing distance for each tv, the person im having the debate with says that it would be exactly the same because there both 1080p, i just wanted a difinitive answer so i can shut him up lol, if thats possible.

 

[Anonymous]

I think the question you are asking is about pixels and dot size and this is my understanding.

Pixels are the logical bits (the smallest bit of information on the screen) and these can be made up of more than one physical dot depending on the dot size on your screen. 1080 refers to the vertical resolution or number of horizontal scan lines and if you are using widescreen at 16:9 the the vertical resolution will be 1920. 1920 x 1080 gives 2 073 600 pixels no matter what size tv you use on this basis they would be the same. As you change the resolution of your screen you effectively increase or decrease the number of dots that show one pixel.

But TVs could either have the same size dots in which case the 60 would use multiple dots for each pixel compared to the 22inch or the dots could be bigger on the 60 inch. But....as long as both TVs have the ability to display the same resolution (the number of pixels) then they carry the same information it should be the same.

It is then all about being the correct distance since as you have pointed out the 22 inch screen will have the same information compacted in a much smaller space and so at the same distance that the 60 would look fine you wouldnt be seeing the HDef content on the 22 inch.

 

[bullitt]

Well why do whf say a 1080p full hd tv only looks noticable on a 37" upwards which i read somewhere in the last whf mag, i do take on board what your saying and thanks for replying.