Is Samsung S23B300B (LED) HD?

[lanceor]

I'm not sure if this LED 23' is HD? my friend say the refresh rate must be above 120hz to be a TRUE HD, I went to samsung's website and I saw its refresh rate is only 60hz, also went to the local stores and saw advertising it as HD 1080p, can someone explain to me? thanks!

 

[MauveCloud]

True HD just means it has a native resolution of 1920x1080, as opposed to 1280x720 or 1366x768. Many cheaper TVs will support 1080p input, but downscale it to native 1366x768. There are TVs that run at 240 Hz and even some that run at 600 Hz, but that's only internally. The input signal will still be 60 Hz at most, so it makes no sense to insist the refresh rate be over 120hz before calling it "true hd"

 

[lanceor]

So its not HD? but only supportes the resolution? what about HDMI? what is that for?

 

[MauveCloud]

I think you misunderstand me. The term "True HD" or "Full HD" is more often used with respect to TVs rather than monitors, but by having a native resolution of 1920x1080, the S23B300B qualifies. However, some of these terms aren't well defined yet, and then there's the "Dolby TrueHD" which confuses things because it's an audio term rather than video (the Samsung monitor you mention has no speakers, and therefore can't qualify for Dolby TrueHD), and the question of whether the TV or monitor includes an HD tuner to pick up HD signals from an antenna. See also this off-site thread from a few years ago that might help you:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/299046-Full-HD-vs-True-HD-vs-HDReady-1080p

 

[lanceor]

Best answer selected by lanceor.

 

[lanceor]

I see now I get it, thanks MauveCloud!