Macbook Pro's are HD but not exactly 1080p.
There are two displays on macbook pro.
15" 1440 x 900 resolution
17" 1680 x 1050 pixels
1080P is 1920x1080
To put everything in comparison
DVD = 640x480 = 307200 pixels (15% of 1080p)
720p = 1280x720 = 921600pixels (44% of 1080p)
15" Macbook = 1440x900 = 1296000 pixels (63% of 1080p)
17" Macbook = 1680x1050 = 1764000 pixels (85% of 1080p)
1080p = 1920x1080 = 2073600 pixels.
So. Yes Macbook is HD. No it is not 1080p. It is a substantial boost over DVD (about 4x to 5x as many pixels).
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