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ShelbyGT500 · 10-26-2009, 04:11 AM

My brother just picked this TV up from Sears (got a decent deal) and we are talking about the resolution this TV has. Now according to all the specs and stuff on line it says it is 1366 X 768. Now he is saying when he plays a movie on his Sony BDP-S350 he gets a 1080p signal. He is also saying that it has 1900 x 1080 resolution. I am just curious how this is possible if the native resolution is 1366 x 768.

Plus has any else noticed specs for TV's are all different depending on what site/store site you go to. One site says this TV can support 1080i another says 1080p signals, one says its 8000:1 contrast another says 30000:1, and another says 15000:1. Even the samsung website has different specs than what the TV actually has. Kinda frustrating when you want to find out some spec answers.

supersix4 · 10-26-2009, 06:02 AM

Yeah that misinformation is for trying to sell tv's. Usually the bigger number is the Dynamic and the smaller is the native or they just don't show the native since Plasmas have so much more it might hurt sales if you saw a 30+K native with 1,000,000+ dynamic v. a 3500+ native to a 10-1,000,000 Dynamic

As simple as I can think to explain it :
All his tv is doing is telling him "hey what you are sending me is a 1080p signal but I accept those and convert them down to the listed specs" in his case 720p/1080i

So again his tv is telling him it can accept single flow that is 1080p and convert it down to 720p/1080i, instead of giving you a distorted picture or making you re-just the player to those resolutions.

jonesyg27 · 10-27-2009, 03:12 AM

I have this TV. I don't think it can accept a 1080p signal, but I don't have a BD player attached, so maybe it can, though I doubt it. Mine just says 1080i for HD cable, it doesn't even say 1920X1080i on the display like my other TV with the same resolution. His BD player is sending the highest resolution the TV can accept and the TV is converting it to its native resolution. At 32" you may not even be able to tell the difference. Ignore the contrast ratios, they are almost meaningless, like supersix4 said. This one is supposedly 30000:1, for what it's worth. You're right though, the Samsung website says both 30000 and 15000. It's annoying, but don't get hung up on it.

10-26-2009, 04:11 AM	#1
ShelbyGT500 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Bellevue, WA Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:7	Samsung LN32B360 My brother just picked this TV up from Sears (got a decent deal) and we are talking about the resolution this TV has. Now according to all the specs and stuff on line it says it is 1366 X 768. Now he is saying when he plays a movie on his Sony BDP-S350 he gets a 1080p signal. He is also saying that it has 1900 x 1080 resolution. I am just curious how this is possible if the native resolution is 1366 x 768. Plus has any else noticed specs for TV's are all different depending on what site/store site you go to. One site says this TV can support 1080i another says 1080p signals, one says its 8000:1 contrast another says 30000:1, and another says 15000:1. Even the samsung website has different specs than what the TV actually has. Kinda frustrating when you want to find out some spec answers.

10-26-2009, 06:02 AM	#2
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	Yeah that misinformation is for trying to sell tv's. Usually the bigger number is the Dynamic and the smaller is the native or they just don't show the native since Plasmas have so much more it might hurt sales if you saw a 30+K native with 1,000,000+ dynamic v. a 3500+ native to a 10-1,000,000 Dynamic As simple as I can think to explain it : All his tv is doing is telling him "hey what you are sending me is a 1080p signal but I accept those and convert them down to the listed specs" in his case 720p/1080i So again his tv is telling him it can accept single flow that is 1080p and convert it down to 720p/1080i, instead of giving you a distorted picture or making you re-just the player to those resolutions. Last edited by supersix4; 10-26-2009 at 06:09 AM.

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10-27-2009, 03:12 AM	#3
jonesyg27 Active Member Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray collection:19	I have this TV. I don't think it can accept a 1080p signal, but I don't have a BD player attached, so maybe it can, though I doubt it. Mine just says 1080i for HD cable, it doesn't even say 1920X1080i on the display like my other TV with the same resolution. His BD player is sending the highest resolution the TV can accept and the TV is converting it to its native resolution. At 32" you may not even be able to tell the difference. Ignore the contrast ratios, they are almost meaningless, like supersix4 said. This one is supposedly 30000:1, for what it's worth. You're right though, the Samsung website says both 30000 and 15000. It's annoying, but don't get hung up on it.

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