Are LCD monitors capable of HD

[lynx]

I didn't bother downloading the trailer, but assuming it is in normal 16:9 format then you should have been able to view the 720p version in its intended format.

All the 19" monitors I've looked at recently (excluding widescreen) have been 1280x1024. That's just wide enough to view a 720 pixel depth image in 16:9 format without resizing.

I've noticed that 19" widescreen monitors have a resolution of 1440x900. What's the point of that? I'm not aware that any movies are going to be released in such a format, so there will either be some pixel adjustment to get the movie to fit, which throws the whole point of the HD image out the window, or there will be a border in which case it would have fitted on a smaller, cheaper monitor.

Edit: Just saw an ad for a Samsung plasma screen - sizes up to 102" - among it's features - "space saving".

[Skillian]

Hi Def is just high resolution. That monitor can display 720p (1280x720) content just fine, or 1080p (1920x1080) content scaled down.

Remember we've been gaming in HD for years, even on old school CRTs.

[Formula1]

Yeah skillians right. The main significance of HDtv is that TV is starting to catch up with monitors. Then native resolution of an NTSC tv is 640x480 pixels. Whoa at a 1080p!!! I'd need like a widescreen 24 inch montior view that..

[FST_BUM]

And don't forget to have a decent CPU to watch it with no delays and in max. post processing quality, otherwise no matter what monitor you have it'll suck