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Sony Bravia and "Full Pixel" Mode -- What does this mean?

post #1 of 5
10/10/09 at 4:47pm
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I'm ashamed to admit it, but I don't really understand what the Full Pixel Mode is.  I finally bought an HDTV and a Blu-ray player this month.  It seems all my knowledge is SD DVD related.  Sorry if this question has been asked.  I tried a SEARCH but didn't really have any luck.

Thanks.
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post #2 of 5
10/10/09 at 7:32pm
I assume "full pixel mode" means the mode where there will be zero overscan (no pixels lost on the sides) in the image being projected. If this is wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.
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post #3 of 5
10/12/09 at 11:45am
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Thanks MattH.  The world of HD is a lot more complicated than I expected.
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post #4 of 5
10/12/09 at 2:57pm
I did quick google on "full pixel mode" and I think it is a separate issue than overscan.  What others are saying is the Full pixel mode produces a 1:1 map between "pixels on disk" and "pixels on screen" to avoid changing the aspect ratio of the picture.  Overscan is an intentional thing where the image extends beyond the borders of your visible screen to avoid nasty funny looking things that can creep into otherwise lovely picutres.
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post #5 of 5
10/16/09 at 10:26am
 I quick Google turned up this snippet from a review:

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Luckily, Sony lets you work in what they call "Full Pixel" mode, which is Native Rate. This works for both 60 Hz and 50 Hz sources (and of course, 24p too!) and makes a dramatic leap when feeding the unit honest-to-goodness 1080p sources.

Apprently it's marketspeak for it's feature that lets you change the refresh rate. Kinda like how Sony made up "Full HD" when they started pushing 1080p televisions. There is no such thing as a "Full HD" in the spec. Anything over 1280x720 is HD whether it be progressive or interlaced.
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