768p or 1080p?

[asheenlevrai]

Hi,

 

I am wondering about this old TV:

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/32PFL5404H_12/5000-series-lcd-tv-with-pixel-plus-hd#see-all-benefits

 

The specs say the panel is 768p.

However it can display 1080p images apparently.

When I connect a PC to it, this TV is detected as a 108p monitor (although the quality doesn't look that crispy, I must admit).

 

Obviously there's something I don't understand here about video formats.

 

Can anyone enlighten me?

 

Thanks

-a-

[AndreiArgeanu]

The panel resolution is 1366 x 768, that's how many pixels it has and the resolution it displays, what it probably means is that it can display and scale a 1080p signal properly.

[asheenlevrai]

22 hours ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

The panel resolution is 1366 x 768, that's how many pixels it has and the resolution it displays, what it probably means is that it can display and scale a 1080p signal properly.

Thanks

 

I didn't know TVs or monitors could "downscale" video signal this way. I always assumed that displays could not process signal that contains more pixel than they physically have...

I'm also surprised why windows would not detect this TV as 768p by default since this would be the native resolution.

 

Best,

-a-