ATSC DTV Format Comparison

16x19 Aspect Ratio

Format	Limiting Resolution Horiz. Vert.	Uncompressed Video Bit Rate	Total Image Pixels	Displayed Pixels	Video Transmission Bit Rate	Motion Portrayal
(Horiz. X Vert.	(TVL/PH)	(10 bit)(Gbps)		(Note-1)	(8 bit)(Mbps)
1920 x 1080I/60 Fld.	1080/ 756	1.244	2,073,600	1,451,520	18.8	Good
1920 x 1080P/30 Fr.	1080/ 972	1.24	2,073,600	1,866,240	18.8	Fair
1920 x 1080P/24 Fr.	1080/ 972	.995	2,073,600	1,866,240	15.0	Poor
1280 x 720P/60 Fr.	720/648	1.106	921,600	829,440	16.9	Good
1280 x 720P/30 Fr.	720/648	.553	921,600	829,440	10.	Fair
1280 x 720P/24 Fr.	720/648	.442	921,600	829,440	8.1	Poor

*Notes:
1) Kell Factor used for interlace is 0.7 and for progressive is 0.9
2) Abbreviations:

Format Limiting Resolution Horiz. Vert. Uncompressed Video Bit Rate Total Image Pixels Displayed Pixels Video Transmission Bit Rate Motion Portrayal (Horiz. X Vert. (TVL/PH) (10 bit)(Gbps) (Note-1) (8 bit)(Mbps) 1920 x 1080I/60 Fld. 1080/ 756 1.244 2,073,600 1,451,520 18.8 Good 1920 x 1080P/30 Fr. 1080/ 972 1.24 2,073,600 1,866,240 18.8 Fair 1920 x 1080P/24 Fr. 1080/ 972 .995 2,073,600 1,866,240 15.0 Poor 1280 x 720P/60 Fr. 720/648 1.106 921,600 829,440 16.9 Good 1280 x 720P/30 Fr. 720/648 .553 921,600 829,440 10. Fair 1280 x 720P/24 Fr. 720/648 .442 921,600 829,440 8.1 Poor *Notes: 1) Kell Factor used for interlace is 0.7 and for progressive is 0.9 2) Abbreviations: I=Interlace P=Progressive Fr.=Frame Fld.= Field TVL/PH= television lines per picture height Mbps= Million bits per second Gbps= Billion bits per second I=Interlace P=Progressive Fr.=Frame Fld.= Field TVL/PH= television lines per picture height Mbps= Million bits per second Gbps= Billion bits per second For more information please contact: Evans Associates 210 South Main Street Thiensville, Wisconsin 53092 (262)242-6000 fax: (262)242-6045 http://www.evansassoc.com Back to the Library These pages produced and copyrighted by Evans Associates ©, Consultants In Telecommunications Technology, Thiensville, Wisconsin.