Comment Overscan Anyone? (Score 1) 399
A lot of RPTV Microdisplays (and other systems including CRT direct-view TVs) have profound overscan- where some sections of the full, native resolution is lost in the edges of the TV. This means that pixel 0,0 (for sake of example, upper left) might not be visible and the first visible pixel may be 10,10. This can be adjusted (electronically or phyiscally) on some, but not all, displays.
In these situations, 720 (or even 1080, depending on the device) isn't visible...