Are LCD monitors capable of HD

[Skiz]

Obviously the LCD televisions can display HD quality, but what about LCD monitors?

I dunno, maybe a stupid question. :lookaroun

[cpt_azad]

Umm there are some monitors out there that have component inputs for HD, I don't know if they do display it for sure but my guess is it should (720p at least).

[Formula1]

Once you get a TV tuner, i think you, but im not 100% sure. but i know its possible. Most lcds can support 1280x1024 res while HD tv is merely around 1100x775

[Skiz]

No I think you guys are getting ahead of the question. I don't care to watch television or anything on it.

I mean is it capable of displaying HD quality. Like when I watch a movie trailer or something in "HD format", is my monitor actually displaying it in HD or not quite.

[Virtualbody1234]

Yes. Most will.

[manofstyle]

Most monitors are capable of at least 720p resolutions, and a few can display true 1090p. As for how you will see video files you are playing, that depends on the file's encoding. Many HD sources are ripped and encoded to non-HD resolutions to lighten file size. Also you will need a video card capable of your target resolution output.

[lynx]

Most (if not all) of the larger widescreen LCD monitors (20" and above) have 1680x1050 native resolution, with those at 23" and larger having 1920x1200 resolution. I'm unsure why they are 16x10 format rather than 16x9.

Some also have component input, but that wouldn't be a factor if you were viewing data from your pc. They all have dvi input which by definition is HD compatible.

[Skiz]

Let me give a bit more info here:

I was looking a a link that RTJ posted on the movie '300'. There was an HD trailer (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/), so I watched it. I certainly looked like high def. :ohmy:

This is the monitor I was viewing it on: Link (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/1901FP/en/specs.htm)

[Virtualbody1234]

Second link is the same as the first.

[Skiz]

Second link is the same as the first.

fixed.

[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". :lol:

[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 :)