stuart1976
Well-known Member
I've seen it mentioned on some other threads but not sure what it actually means.
Sorry for being a total noob
If it's 1:1 pixel mapping then it means, for example, a 1080p signal is displayed 1:1 on a 1080p screen at its native resolution without any scaling (for every pixel available there is a corresponding piece of data/picture to display there). This results in a sharper picture.
It's the same sort of thing with a PC monitor, feed a monitor with a resolution of 1600 by 1200 pixels a 1280 by 1024 signal and you get blurred text / icons (as it is scaled/stretched to fit), feed it its native resolution of 1600 by 1200 and you get nice sharp text, etc.
On HD DVD you can have PinP (Picture in Picture) extras. Like audio commentaries, playing in a little box while you watch the film.
Blu-ray players are all currently specification 1.0 and can't do this.
After the 31st of October, no new Blu-ray Disc player can be released that isn't 1.1 compliant.
In other words, BD can't currently do Picture in Picture. When a 1.1 compliant machine arrives it will be able to.
As long as you have a disc with 1.1 extras on it, of course.
Steve W
I've seen it mentioned on some other threads but not sure what it actually means.
Sorry for being a total noob![]()