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Matthew
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Matthew asked in Consumer ElectronicsTVs · 8 years ago

What is the deal with this TV?

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/LE32B450C4...

I just noticed something about some so called Full HD TVs, The link above is the model that I own and is very old.

But for a TV that is supposed to 1920 x 1080p (as it is advertised as full HD and if I remember right it said 1080p on the box) only displays 1366 x 768

So basically from what I gather this is not a full HDTV it must downscale the 1080p signal to its maximum resolution of 1366 x 768

Now please don't mention that is does not matter because the TV is only 32" as you can get 32" with 1920 x 1080 resolution.

So many TV manufacturers have lied to us. I know it clearly states in the small print that the TV is only has 1366x768 in the spec online.

In fact when viewing an HD source it shows on the top corner of my TV 1920 x 1080 so I am confused, so even the TVs software is coded with lies e.g you are now viewing 1920 x 1080 lines. What? Its only can produce 1366x768

I'm not worried I am still happy with my TV as it has served me well, I could do with a more modern TV but I will get on in due course. So technically I have been sold the TV with lies? Just saying though and I wonder how many other people have missed this out all those years ago.

Update:

No I think it does say 1080 x 1920 when as I have said when I have a 1080p source plugged into the TV it says when I press information on the controller 1920 x 1080 this is 1080p so its not the point if I bought the TV for £100 or £1000 the point is that they have lied. I'm just asking encase I have missed something.

Update 2:

To additional details above, I know the TV says its producing 1080p but this is my argument it can't be as it only has 1366x768 lines which would closer to 720p

Update 3:

Ok that makes more sense V8..... So is this the deal with all 1080p 32 inch TVs its just when reading the specification between one 32" HDTV eg the Samsung and another one some clearly state that the output is full 1920 x 1080 resolution and others have the 1366x768. So technically if the information is correct on other TV specifications it is possible for 32 inch HDTVs to output true 1080p HD in 1920 x 1080 even in smaller 24 inch screens such ashttp://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-40bv702b-full...

Its not just the website that has got this wrong the software that runs the TV has got this wrong as it clearly states 1920 x 1080.

Update 4:

I am settled I'm just saying and yes as I have stated over 3 times or can you not understand the concept this: The TV has certain software, some may call this firmware. Now once I start my TV and put a 1080p source and plug it into my TV via an HD port and turn it on the HDMI channel clearly reads 1920 x 1080 so this is technically wrong. But I think I grasp the basic concept as to why this is now that I think about it. The smaller the screen the harder it is to squeeze all those pixels on to. So for example you may have a 24" TV that produces a 1080p quality picture but to squeeze 1920 x 1080 onto a screen of that size would mean the pixels would have to be infact smaller than on a 50" screen that has the same stated resolution of 1920 x 1080p. So for a screen of that size e.g. 32" the equivalent to 1080P on a larger TV would be 1366x768. So again if you have a 100" screen and have a screen half that size the pixels would need to be squashed down to half the si

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  • V8VANTAGE
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Hi,

    A lot of TVs accept a 1080p signal coming in from an external source. But since 1920x1080 wouldn't fit on the screen properly the TV "DOWNSCALES" or "DOWNSAMPLES" the picture to the TV's native resolution which is 1366x768.

    But yes you are right, saying that it is a full HD TV is incorrect. It must be a typing error. Only the B6xx series Samsungs released the same year had Full HD 1080p.

    Samsung often get the wrong information on the website. Last year they did a 43" plasma and on the website it claimed it had 3 HDMI sockets and 1 USB. In actual fact it had 2 HDMI sockets and no USB socket.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Hi mathew

    the old saying is you only get what you pay for in the case of this model shown it does not mention 1080P so it is not a Full HDV screen.

  • AVDADDY
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Settle down. Nowhere in the description does it say that this TV is 1080P.

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