Comments on: Dear Movie Studios, This Isn’t 1080p

By: Qay

Qay — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:36:08 +0000

This article answer my question…before this i dont know what’s the meaning of 1080p, but now considering the fact that lcd tv price that keep going down, your article may come in handy…
peace

By: Ivan

Ivan — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:04:38 +0000

I completely agree with the above posts.

Just purchased Matrix trilogy just to find out that it will look like a tiny bar on my 24″ monitor (1920×1200).

I just bought a blue ray drive in a hope of enjoying the movies at true 1920×1080 resolution.

I would say calling a film 1080p where 1/3 is black color is not dishonest, but a rip off. Even LCD/Plasma TVs you can by go only to 16:9 (not 21.6:9)

Here is some explanations for all the black bars stuff, a good read (I wish more films would be filmed at 1.85:1)
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/764

By: Brad Kovach

Brad Kovach — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:05:55 +0000

Actually, I’m addressing the fact that these films are marketed using a mis-applied buzzword (1080p) to create hype. I ABSOLUTELY want to see the whole film, but calling them 1080p is dishonest.

By: Geoff Arnold

Geoff Arnold — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:33:32 +0000

I think that the term 1080p has become another term for true HD and because earlier TV’s were not “full HD” or “1080p” they are adding this term, as you say without due care, as a kind of insurance that people are getting the “full HD” with their purchase.
We have to remember that “widescreen” TVs are 16:9 or 1.77:1 Most films are shot for the cinema screen in 2.4:1 or 21.6:9 (in 16:9 terms). With a 2.4:1 screen ratio you either zoom in and lose some of the edges of the picture or you leave as is and display the whole of the picture. If you leave as is you will get 1968 x 820, (2.4:1 cine screen).

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:41:50 +0000

Although the content doesn’t use the entire range of resolution available, it maintains the proper aspect ratio. Movies are made for theaters, not television. Would you prefer the screen be stretched or zoomed in to fill your 1080p TV? Then it would look like high resolution crap or you would be missing information, and I would hate you like the brainless idiots that preferred 4:3 pan and scan versions of movies throughout the laserdisc and dvd era.

So, in conclusion, 1080p refers to the resolution of the television your watching the content on and that it is 1920×1080 lines of resolution. What your complaining about is the aspect ratio the film was made at not matching the aspect ratio of the TV and the film makers choosing to give you the full picture and not tossing out 1/3 the information and zooming in so you don’t have the black bars where there is no content.

By: Abram Nichols

Abram Nichols — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:07:32 +0000

I also hate it when they broadcast TV shows on HD channels that aren’t actually high-def