Resolution Schmesolution
There’s a great article today on ProAVmagazine.com (and I assume in their print pub as well) entitled “Resolution Confusion: It Never Ends.” Pete is talking more about projector resolutions but everything he says applies to LCD TVs and monitors. Some of them are the weirdest pixel sizes, including (these are all widescreen ratios, either 16:9, 16:10, or 15:9) the following:
- 1280 x 720
- 1280 x 768
- 1366 x 768
- 1280 x 800
- 1280 x 854
- 1440 x 900
- 1440 x 960
- 1600 x 1200
- 1680 x 1050
- 1920 x 1080
And random LCDs will vary by just a pixel or two. Really? Is it so hard to standarize on pixel sizes? It makes it very difficult to design simple, easy-to-use software. And so far with RedPost, we’ve more or less punted on this whole issue. Our software will work with any resolution, but it’s up to the user to wade through the mess — not a good long term solution. We’re working on it!
For a good time, check out the Wikipedia image of all the different video standards.
