Full HD

What Does Full HD Mean?

Full HD is a term used to describe television display technology that is a standard for high-definition television in terms of video quality and sharpness. It is defined as an image with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. Blu-ray discs are capable of producing a 1080 progressive signal, and since 2012 most smartphone screens have been made to display a full HD image/video signal.

Advertisements

Full HD is also known as 1080 progressive or 1080p.

Techopedia Explains Full HD

Full HD provides 1080 lines of resolution with progressive scanning. In contrast to other conventional methods of displaying images and videos, full HD offers interlaced scanning, where each scan displays alternate lines in the image raster, and two complete scans are therefore required to display the entire image. The full HD standard was introduced after the use of digital television for home and offices became common. In the widescreen aspect ratio, full HD is 16:9, which translates into 1920 by 1080. Modern-day camcorders, smartphone cameras and many other devices can capture 1080p video and encode it in progressive segment frame format.

Advertisements

Related Terms

Latest Personal Tech Terms

Related Reading

Margaret Rouse

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical, business audience. Over the past twenty years her explanations have appeared on TechTarget websites and she's been cited as an authority in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine and Discovery Magazine.Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages. If you have a suggestion for a new definition or how to improve a technical explanation, please email Margaret or contact her…