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1920x1080, a standard resolution for high-definition video

1080p indicates 1920x1080, a standard for high-definition . Commonly used for televisions and some widescreen computer s.

'1080' indicates the vertical resolution, and the 'p' indicates that the video is not interlaced (i.e. each frame has the full 1080 lines of vertical resolution).

Compare 720p and 1080i.

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What does 1080p mean in laptop resolution?

Dell is selling a laptop (Studio 15) where the options for screen resolution are 720p, 900p, and 1080p. What do they mean? I've found a Wikipedia entry that lists the old confusing (UXGA, WUXGA, &c) names and seems to indicate that 1080p might be…
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Cast 4K video from 1080p PC to 4K smart TV?

My PC has a 1080p screen resolution. My graphic card is a GTX 1070 (which I suppose should handle 4K video). I have a 4K smart TV (Hitachi 49f566w654). In my Nvidia config panel (right click on desktop), I can't go above a 1080p resolution. I'd like…
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Why can't the DVD format store FHD 1080p or 720P (given the fact that their storage capacity is more than 4 GB)?

A standard 1080p movie is 4 GB or less with h.264 or h.265. And the size that a dvd format can support is 4.7 Gb.Which means DVD format should store1080p movies. So why do people say that bluray format is used for 1080p and dvd for 480p (since it…
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Convert any video to HD Video

I bought a PC that has Intel HD graphics card built it, which supports Full HD Video at its best (1080p). But many videos online are not in HD Format (less than 720p). Hence if I need to convert to HD (720 or 1080) how can I do that without losing…
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ATI video cards - unable to use entire monitor (1080p)

I have a Dell s2409w, 24" 1080p monitor. With nVidia, I would plug-in the monitor and voila, it automatically knew it was 1080p (1920x1080). I have both a Windows laptop and Ubuntu laptop. Neither is capable of using the fullscreen even though the…
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How to play 1080p on an old computer (AMD Sempron)?

I'm using an old computer - Sempron 2600+ (1600 MHz) and 1250 MB of RAM to play a 1080p avi video. Is there a way to play it smoothly? What player should I use? How about Mplayer and playing the file in a console version of Mplayer with some…
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Ubuntu 10.10: getting appropiate monitor resolution for lcd hdtv

I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 x86_64 version, with Nvidia 9800 GT, installed 270.41.06 Nvidia drivers following this guide. I have a LG42LH30FR LCD TV connected with the dvi link -> RGB PC input I'm able to get 1024x768 resolution without overscan (I can…
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HDMI 1080p Quality Issues

I'm having issues with a new 1080p monitor I purchased. The issue seems to occur when text is close together... the small space between the letters is a white colour when it should be something different. See the photo below for a visual. It's not…
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Windows 10 blurry windows/applications and text on full hd asus zenbook (1920 x 1080)

I have found alot of good solutions online, however I am unable to iron out the blurriness of a few applications. Solutions tried: Right click on application -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Disable display scaling on high dpi settings. (worked…
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Can the Intel Atom Processor Z3735F play 1080p 60fps YouTube videos without dropping frames?

Intel announced the Compute Stick running on the Atom Z3735F processor. If buy this product, will I be able to watch YouTube videos at 1080p 60fps without dropping any frames? I am looking at the Windows 8.1 version which comes with 2GB of RAM. If…
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Video playback RAM/CPU issue

I have a 6 GB 1080p video file,as soon as i start playing it on different players including VLC,MPC HT e.t.c. 6G RAM shoots upto 90% usage and the CPU i7 950 3.0 GHz heats up to 80d ,now i have another 1080p with around 17 GB in size and it plays…
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Stutter playing 1080p using a strong system

I'm trying to run a 1080p AVI using the following specs: E8400@3Ghz, 285GTX@Stock, 4GB Ram. Even after seeing people with much weaker system playing 1080p without stutter at all I can't seem to be able to run it smoothly. PS: I tried in VLC and…
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Multimedia streaming box with internal storage (built-in or can be added)

I know there are many media players around but I don't know which one would suit my requirements and frankly I rather ask existing users about their experience than reading pages and pages of flashy specs... Requirements My perfect object of desire…
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Run program inside a virtual monitor in order to limit its size?

I have a program than need to be runed in 1080p to work properly. My monitor is 4k and i'd like to use it this way. I have tried all windows options to prevent bug with high dpi monitor but none are working and I was thinking maybe there is a way to…
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Scaling versus resolution on Windows 10 Display settings?

What is the difference between 3840x2160 scaled at 200% and 1920x1080 scaled at 100%? I ask because I have a 3840x2160 monitor and when I (by right-clicking on the desktop and going to display settings) adjust the resolution to 3840x2160 (its max)…
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