So if you....

stillgotabox · 12-04-2007, 15:52

...downloaded a HD video onto your laptop, obviously it won't play in HD since the laptop doesn't have a HD monitor, but if you hooked the laptop onto a HD TV played the video, it should broadcast in HD, right?

Jarrak · 12-04-2007, 15:59

What res is your laptops display?

Assuming you use VGA, DVI, HDMI or Component from the laptop the native res of the video should be maintained and read by the TV and displayed as such.

stillgotabox · 12-04-2007, 16:11

I use a VGA connection, the maximum resolution of my laptop is 1280 x 800.
When i connect it to the tv there are two black lines, one at the top, one at the bottom, becasue the resoulution of the TV is bigger. 1920 x 1080

Jarrak · 12-04-2007, 16:26

Well the minimum HD Ready standard is lower than that but the laptop is closer to 15:9 than 16:9 ratio.

Well the clip may be in a wider screen ratio so the black bars would be perfectly normal and the vast majority of displays will scale a source to match the native resolution and it was noticeable on the laptop due to the config of the software player.

If it was a PC then the graphics cards app would allow you to set the resolution of the output to match the TV, I would assume the laptop has something similar.

ntlhellworld · 13-04-2007, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarrak

Well the minimum HD Ready standard is lower than that but the laptop is closer to 15:9 than 16:9 ratio.

Not really important, but just for future reference:

1280x720 is 16:9.
1280x768 is 15:9.
1280x800 is 16:10.

-Chris

meltcity · 13-04-2007, 11:17

Yep. Widescreen PC/Mac monitors (including laptop screens) are 16:10 rather than 16:9, although there is nothing to stop you from connecting a computer to a 16:9 TV.

Some older widescreen LCD TVs use the 15:9, 1280 x 768 ratio yet they are advertised as having 16:9 ratio by retailers like Argos. Widescreen pictures on these TVs are vertically stretched to fit the screen and the distortion is just enough to be disconcerting. Let's not even mention the 'so-called 4:3' LCD TVs with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels, with a real aspect ratio of 5:4!

There is so much hype over HDTV that some people don't seem to appreciate that PCs have been able to output HD resolutions for more than a decade.

12-04-2007, 15:52	#1
stillgotabox Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.K Posts: 638	So if you.... ...downloaded a HD video onto your laptop, obviously it won't play in HD since the laptop doesn't have a HD monitor, but if you hooked the laptop onto a HD TV played the video, it should broadcast in HD, right?

12-04-2007, 16:11	#3
stillgotabox Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.K Posts: 638	I use a VGA connection, the maximum resolution of my laptop is 1280 x 800. When i connect it to the tv there are two black lines, one at the top, one at the bottom, becasue the resoulution of the TV is bigger. 1920 x 1080 Last edited by stillgotabox : 12-04-2007 at 16:12.

13-04-2007, 11:17	#6
meltcity Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,770	Yep. Widescreen PC/Mac monitors (including laptop screens) are 16:10 rather than 16:9, although there is nothing to stop you from connecting a computer to a 16:9 TV. Some older widescreen LCD TVs use the 15:9, 1280 x 768 ratio yet they are advertised as having 16:9 ratio by retailers like Argos. Widescreen pictures on these TVs are vertically stretched to fit the screen and the distortion is just enough to be disconcerting. Let's not even mention the 'so-called 4:3' LCD TVs with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels, with a real aspect ratio of 5:4! There is so much hype over HDTV that some people don't seem to appreciate that PCs have been able to output HD resolutions for more than a decade. Last edited by meltcity : 13-04-2007 at 11:36.

12-04-2007, 15:59	#2
Jarrak Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ilkeston Posts: 18,075	What res is your laptops display? Assuming you use VGA, DVI, HDMI or Component from the laptop the native res of the video should be maintained and read by the TV and displayed as such.

12-04-2007, 16:26	#4
Jarrak Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ilkeston Posts: 18,075	Well the minimum HD Ready standard is lower than that but the laptop is closer to 15:9 than 16:9 ratio. Well the clip may be in a wider screen ratio so the black bars would be perfectly normal and the vast majority of displays will scale a source to match the native resolution and it was noticeable on the laptop due to the config of the software player. If it was a PC then the graphics cards app would allow you to set the resolution of the output to match the TV, I would assume the laptop has something similar.

13-04-2007, 00:57	#5
ntlhellworld Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,649	Quote: Originally Posted by Jarrak Well the minimum HD Ready standard is lower than that but the laptop is closer to 15:9 than 16:9 ratio. Not really important, but just for future reference: 1280x720 is 16:9. 1280x768 is 15:9. 1280x800 is 16:10. -Chris

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