Description

1080p (also known as Full HD or FHD andBT.709)is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterizedby 1080horizontal lines of vertical resolution and progressivescan, asopposed to interlaced, as is the case with the 1080idisplaystandard.

The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of16:9,implying a resolution of 1920x1080 (2.1 megapixel) oftenmarketedas Full HD.

Any display device that advertises 1080p typically refers totheability to accept 1080p signals in native resolution format,whichmeans there are a true 1920 pixels in width and 1080 pixelsinheight, and the display is not over-scanning, under-scanning,orreinterpreting the signal to a lower resolution.

For live broadcast applications, a high-definitionprogressivescan format operating at 1080p at 50 or 60 frames persecond iscurrently being evaluated as a future standard for movingpictureacquisition.