Greetings,
A newbie here. On Dec. 26, I ordered a APAD M1001 from Merimobiles and happened on their Post-Christmas 20% off sale. I have been studying the different models for about a week by reading the forums and watching reviews on youtube. Ended up getting the APAD for $157 with shipping. Sweet!
Anyway, in my research, I have noticed a myth in video playback. In video size, bigger is definately not always better.
In 1080p and 720p, the numbers are the count of how many pixels tall the video playback is. Seeing as how most pads are 800 wide by 600 tall or 1024 wide by 600 tall, anything above the 600 is really overkill. For true 1080p playback, the screen resolution of the pad would need to be 1920 x 1080, or the 16 by 9 widescreen aspect ratio standard. That is about 40% taller than what the pad is capable of. Even 720p is 120 pixels taller than the 600 tall of the pad.
In the opposite direction, anything lower than 600 tall, say 480p, is stretched up to the 600 height and sometimes can be noticable.
While the pads are advertised as being able to do 1080p or 720p, you will only need 600 tall. This is important when concidering file size. If you have a choice, go with the 720 for better quality playback as it is less intensive on the processor.
If file size is really an issue and you want to get crazy with it, you can run the video through an PC application like Format Factory (free). Just be sure to check the aspect ratio of the video in determining how tall or wide or wide to resize it. Not all widescreen videos are exactly 16X9 ratio. They can vary a bit, based on how the video was created. Resize to either the width or the height of your pad where the entire video can be seen. You will probably have the small black bars on the top of of the screen if the ratio is different then 16X9, say 2.35 by 1.
The only time the 1080p or 720p screen resolution size really makes a difference is if your pad has an HDMI output. Plasma and LCD televisions are almost always 16:9, so the 1080p or 720P can be fully utilized.
If you do not have HDMI output and have a choice, go with the 720p as it will be less of a hit on your processor and be a smaller file size.
Thanks,
Mik
A newbie here. On Dec. 26, I ordered a APAD M1001 from Merimobiles and happened on their Post-Christmas 20% off sale. I have been studying the different models for about a week by reading the forums and watching reviews on youtube. Ended up getting the APAD for $157 with shipping. Sweet!
Anyway, in my research, I have noticed a myth in video playback. In video size, bigger is definately not always better.
In 1080p and 720p, the numbers are the count of how many pixels tall the video playback is. Seeing as how most pads are 800 wide by 600 tall or 1024 wide by 600 tall, anything above the 600 is really overkill. For true 1080p playback, the screen resolution of the pad would need to be 1920 x 1080, or the 16 by 9 widescreen aspect ratio standard. That is about 40% taller than what the pad is capable of. Even 720p is 120 pixels taller than the 600 tall of the pad.
In the opposite direction, anything lower than 600 tall, say 480p, is stretched up to the 600 height and sometimes can be noticable.
While the pads are advertised as being able to do 1080p or 720p, you will only need 600 tall. This is important when concidering file size. If you have a choice, go with the 720 for better quality playback as it is less intensive on the processor.
If file size is really an issue and you want to get crazy with it, you can run the video through an PC application like Format Factory (free). Just be sure to check the aspect ratio of the video in determining how tall or wide or wide to resize it. Not all widescreen videos are exactly 16X9 ratio. They can vary a bit, based on how the video was created. Resize to either the width or the height of your pad where the entire video can be seen. You will probably have the small black bars on the top of of the screen if the ratio is different then 16X9, say 2.35 by 1.
The only time the 1080p or 720p screen resolution size really makes a difference is if your pad has an HDMI output. Plasma and LCD televisions are almost always 16:9, so the 1080p or 720P can be fully utilized.
If you do not have HDMI output and have a choice, go with the 720p as it will be less of a hit on your processor and be a smaller file size.
Thanks,
Mik