What can I do with 1920P?

Question

We just got a 123 inch home theater screen with a xenon light bulb projector and every other part involved for the highest quality which I do not want to go to in detail. However, what I found particularly interesting is that I am capable of using 1920P, while most HD programming only goes up to 1080i. Is there anything I can use 1920P for?

I'm well aware of the current standard state of technology, and yes, I have so far been watching in 1080P. I have a high end blu-ray player which I have been enjoying. However, I was not mistaken when I said my hardware was capable of going up to 1920P. I was wondering what could be done with that.

I have the Sony projector, which is likely superior to Epson, as the Sony uses a Xenon arc bulb. It was listed at 10,000, but being aware that it was a high mark up, we negotiated to 6,750.

Answer 1

You sure you didn't mean 1080p? I don't think there's any equipment that does anything beyond that...at least not now.

The projector will most likely upscale anything you feed it to 1080p - this includes standard 480i TV signals, HDTV signals, DVDs, etc. So, you'll always be "using" 1080p, even if your source isn't. If you have a choice, it's always best to use the best resolution available. For instance, set your DVD player to use progressive scan, or buy an upscaling DVD player. Oppo (Oppodigital.com) makes one that will go to 1080p - but only if you can use a HDMI cable.

Otherwise, game consoles like the PS3 and XBox 360, can support 1080p, but most of their material will only be in 720p or 1080i. The movies you can download will be in 1080p, though, but these are also using a compressed format, so may not look as good on your large screen.

Right now the only thing that really uses true native 1080p are HD-DVD or Blu-Ray movies. You'll need separate players for these, of course. Normally I'd say don't bother with these formats until things have settled down more, but in your case, such a large screen would definitely benefit from one (or both) of these formats. If you really must delve into these, I'd recommend just renting the HD movies from Netflix. Just like with DVD, some of the early releases may not look as good as they SHOULD have, and renting is a lot cheaper than buying them at $25-35 a piece. Also, this avoids the risk of building up a library of "obsolete" media in case one format ends up totally dominating the market.

Answer 2

Hi.The Epson Powerlite 1080 3LCD Projector has a native resolution of 1920PX1080P and displays a 120 inch screen image. I don't know if you can use your one with anything at the moment but at least you will have it when the time comes.I read a couple of years ago that SONY had made one with the same resolution but it was expected to cost over $30,000.!!! The Epson is available for just under $3,000. What a difference!!. Sony claimed that the 1920p resolution was so good it was just like looking out of a window in real life .There were no gaps between the pixels. I haven't heard anymore about the Sony.Maybe it was too expensive for people to buy.

Answer 3

first off it 1080p and their are some tv's that convert 1080i ti 1080p like the 8g pio's and i thnk the 9g panasonics but for a seperate device all i can thnk of is thenew oppo dvd player but that won't work for you