Yes, by compressing bit rate they can still offer more channels at HD resolution so the advertising looks better... The lower the bit rate, the lower quality of processing for each pixel on the screen... So you end up with up to 2 million terrible looking dots per frame on the screen but it can still be advertised as "1080P!" This is no different from many streaming HD services available today.
By the way, Bluray offers 40 Mbps bit rate and I think standard definition DVDs are like 12 Mbps...
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Yes, by compressing bit rate they can still offer more channels at HD resolution so the advertising looks better... The lower the bit rate, the lower quality of processing for each pixel on the screen... So you end up with up to 2 million terrible looking dots per frame on the screen but it can still be advertised as "1080P!" This is no different from many streaming HD services available today.
By the way, Bluray offers 40 Mbps bit rate and I think standard definition DVDs are like 12 Mbps...