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On Sun, 2008-11-16 at 01:48 -0500, Mark J. Dulcey wrote: > David Kramer wrote: > > >> Maybe, maybe not. I've heard of more than a few televisions that limit > >> the possible resolutions over VGA to 1360x768, only allowing full 1080p > >> over HDMI (read: an input on which there can be HDCP). A buddy of mine > >> has a Samsung set like that. > > > > That's what my Sony Bravia does, too. > > To be fair to the TV makers, it's possible that they're just trying to > avoid the expense of including A/D circuitry capable of 1920x1080 > resolution. I doubt it. My relatively cheap (at the time) three and a half year old 1080p LCD HDTV takes 1920x1080p on the VGA input just fine. I'd wager its just manufacturers in bed with Hollywood. -- Jarod Wilson jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
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