[mythtv-users] OT: Why 1080p?

[Steve Hodge]

On 11/8/06, Chico Makani <chicomakani at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Seems to be that including interlaced video formats in
> HD was a mistake.  It's not worth the trade-off to
> propagate an archaic and somewhat flawed technology so
> that there can be compatibility with old
> interlaced/phosphor tube displays.

The adoption of interlace for HD has nothing to do with compatibility
with old displays. It's all about maximising effective resolution for
a given amount of bandwidth. By using interlace you can virtually
double your vertical resolution for slow moving scenes.

Steve