2008-03-12, 18:23
I Was wondering, at which AMD processor will i be looking for a descent 1080p playback? 6000+?
Anyone here running AMD Cpu and can play 1080p?
Anyone here running AMD Cpu and can play 1080p?
althekiller Wrote:Did you just post that or actually read the last 27 pages?
timgray Wrote:cince most people have a 720p set and 100% of all broadcast HD is 720p I'm finding that 1080p capable to be useless for at least another 3 years.
Matt Devo Wrote:lol. Most broadcast HD is 1080i, not 720p. That goes for cable and satellite too. ABC,/ESPN and Fox are the exception in most markets.
those of us with 1080p displays and 1080p content are quite happy with the improvement over 720p, and find it far from useless.
mr_raider Wrote:1080i is only 12% more bandwidth than 720p, and for some uses, has lower quality picture than 720p
Matt Devo Wrote:okay, I'm not sure what that has to do with my comment, or with timgray's incorrect assertions which I was correcting
mr_raider Wrote:The point is any hardware that can play 720p, can probably play 1080i.
At any rate, the hardware requirements have nothing to with screen resolution, they should be determined by the bandwidth of the content that is being decoded.