480p

[beng341]

i am hearing all about this 480p capability for the wii but i have no clue what the p stands for. can anyone help?

 

[cleoent]

progressive. 480 progressive.

Basically dvd quality.

 

[pizzaluvr]

progressive as opposed to interlaced(i)

it means they show 480 lines on the screen every 1/60th of a second, as opposed to showing the odd lines every 1/60th adn even lines every 1/60th of a secon

 

[Homesrfan]

What's the quality difference. Is there a big difference? [I wouldn't think so...]

 

[Rift]

it is noticable, but it's not a must have kind of thing and your TV has to have the capability... for an extra 30 bucks I'd probably wait on getting the cables for it

 

[ABC]

The most important part is that the Wii supports 16:9. 480p just sweetens the deal.

 

[Scuba Kid]

What does 16:9 mean?

 

[ABC]

It's the format that widescreen televisions use.