Apeforce

Although I have not yet entered the world of high definition television, I am an avid spectator of it.  I have been following the course of LCD’s, plasmas, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, 1080p, 1080i, and 720p for several years now waiting for a magical moment to start dropping my dollars.  Right when I was starting to get comfortable with the price of TVs, HD-DVD players, and HD TiVo’s, I came across this article that has left me pondering if now is the right time for me. 

Are You Getting All of the HDTV Resolution You Expected?

This article asserts that HD-TVs often fail to achieve their advertised display resolution.  There’s even a handy chart at the bottom with a list of TVs and their “static resolution” and “motion resolution”.  None of the TVs listed (and the list included brands such as Sony, Phillips, Sharp, and Samsung) were able to achieve 1080p during motion, with some not even achieving that during static scenes.  The worst on the list is a 47″ 1080p Vizio model that only achieves 400 lines during static scenes and a dismal 360 lines during motion. Even a 40″ 1080p Sony was only reaching 850/500, still much less than the advertised 1080 lines.

I think we might find ourselves with a class action lawsuit before too long.