Yes scaling a 720p image to 1024x768 is very bad, Firstly one is a 16:9 resolution whilst the other is 4:3. Secondly a 720p image doesnt even have 768 lines of horizontal information, so that has to be 'inserted' into teh image somehow (or leave black bars) and at the same time the 1280 is scaled down to 1024 leaving a distorted image.
I personally wouldnt even call 1024x768 high definition.
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fredro,
Yes scaling a 720p image to 1024x768 is very bad, Firstly one is a 16:9 resolution whilst the other is 4:3. Secondly a 720p image doesnt even have 768 lines of horizontal information, so that has to be 'inserted' into teh image somehow (or leave black bars) and at the same time the 1280 is scaled down to 1024 leaving a distorted image.
I personally wouldnt even call 1024x768 high definition.