1080p???!!

What does it mean?

Why do games look good in it?

if you know anything about computer monitors 1080p means 1920 x 1080 resolution and the p stands for progressive which means all the lines of the image are drawn on the screen at the same time while 1080i where i stands for interlaced only half the line are drawn on the screen and then the other half on the next screen but it happens so fast the human eye doesn't really notice it. but you can tell with fast moving images. so games look great because its writing 1080 lines of an image on the screen at the same time which in the end just looks sexy. does that help? bpw8

Human eye doesn't really notice it............you can tell with fast moving images..........games look great. Kind of a conflicting response.

Thanks for your reply,I'm still confused, I guess I'll just wiki it.

My monitor says it does 1920x1200 - So is that 1200p?

[QUOTE="bpw8"]if you know anything about computer monitors 1080p means 1920 x 1080 resolution and the p stands for progressive which means all the lines of the image are drawn on the screen at the same time while 1080i where i stands for interlaced only half the line are drawn on the screen and then the other half on the next screen but it happens so fast the human eye doesn't really notice it. but you can tell with fast moving images. so games look great because its writing 1080 lines of an image on the screen at the same time which in the end just looks sexy. does that help? Large_Soda

Human eye doesn't really notice it............you can tell with fast moving images..........games look great. Kind of a conflicting response.

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="bpw8"]if you know anything about computer monitors 1080p means 1920 x 1080 resolution and the p stands for progressive which means all the lines of the image are drawn on the screen at the same time while 1080i where i stands for interlaced only half the line are drawn on the screen and then the other half on the next screen but it happens so fast the human eye doesn't really notice it. but you can tell with fast moving images. so games look great because its writing 1080 lines of an image on the screen at the same time which in the end just looks sexy. does that help? SuperMario254

Human eye doesn't really notice it............you can tell with fast moving images..........games look great. Kind of a conflicting response.

So what you are saying it that the quality is relaitive to the source?

So the game / video image has to be up to scratch, or else the extra Pixels are wasted.

All PS3 games are in 1080p? right?

p = progressive

i = interlaced

Progressive video means that every pixel on the screen is refreshed in order (in the case of a computer monitor), or simultaneously (in the case of film). Interlaced video is refreshed to the screen twice every frame - first every Even scanline is refreshed and then every Odd scanline. This means that while NTSC has a framerate of 29.97, the screen is actually being partially redrawn every 59.94 times a second. A half-frame is being drawn to the screen every 60th of a second. So cut that in half for progressive.

Only a few games can run in full 1080p, at this moment. And that number should increase over the coming years..pokerchamp1

Really thats terrible? I always thought they were 1080p, thats how they sell them :(

Oh well...

What resoultion are they actually in then? What a waste of a 1080p Monitor.

So wait a sec, if they can't make 1080p games now, why would they be able to in the future if the hardware is the same?

Do they need to unlock the power or something?

Most games run in 720p or 1080i. Some do run in 1080p. It's all up to the developer to decide what they want to use. I'm sure they take into account how good they want it to look, versus the cost of developing the superior image. mosespippy

So I guess the more demanding games run in lower resoutions then

Looks like the most demanding games arn't even in 720!

I found this list:

COD4 (360) 1024×600p 2xAA

COD4 (PS3) 1024×600p 2xAA

Uncharted (PS3) 960×1080 in 1080p

Def Jam: Icon (PS3) 1152×648

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PS3) 1920×1080 FullHD

Transformers (PS3) 960×1080

Pirates of the Caribbean (PS3 720p): 960×720

Pirates of the Caribbean (PS3 1080p): 780×1080

Oblivion (360): 1024×600 (PS3 version is full 720p)

VF5 (PS3 720p): 1024×1024 (same as 360)

VF5 (PS3 1080p): 1024×768

Full Auto 2: 1920×1080 AA 4x, bad framerate - PS3

NBA Street: 1920×1080 AA 4x (30-60fps) - 360

LocoRoco Cocoreccho 1920×1080 MSAA 2x -PS3

Tony Hawk Project 8: 1040×584 AA - 360

Tony Hawk Project 8: 1280×720 - PS3

Virtua Tennis 3: 1920×1080 AA 2x - PS3, 360

XMB: 1920×1080p - PS3

Dashboard: 1280×720p - 360

Perfect Dark Zero: 1138×640p - 360

Halo 3: 1152×640p - 360

Call of Duty 3: 1120×630p 360

Ninja Gaiden Sigma: 1280×720p PS3

Project Gotham Racing 3: 1024×600 360

Tomb Raider: 1024×600 360

NBA 07: 1920×1080 - PS3

NBA 08: 1920×1080 - PS3

Tony Hawk Proving Ground: 600p - PS3

Tony Hawk Proving Ground: 720p - 360

GRAW2: 720p - PS3

GRAW2: 720p AA 2x - 360

Super Rub a Dub: 1600×1080 - PS3

GTHD: 1440×1080 - PS3

Super Stardust HD: 1280×1080 - PS3

Skate: 1536×864 - PS3

Skate: 1280×720 AA - 360

Bioshock: 1280×720 - 360

Harry Potter: 1280×720 MSAA 2x

Pixel Junk Racers: 1920×1080 PS3

Heavenly Sword: 1280×720 AA 4x PS3

Blast Factor Demo: 1920×1080 PS3

The Darkness Demo: 1024×576 PS3