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A measure of the resolution and scanning method used for televisions. 1080 refers to the number of horizontal lines the image tube or plasma screen can display. p refers to progressive scan, a method of scanning where the image is drawn consecutively, line 1 is drawn and is followed by line 2, etc. The other scanning method is i for interlaced where line 1 is drawn, then lines 3, 5, etc until the bottom of the image is reached. Then the scanner goes back and draws lines 2, 4, 6, etc to produce the whole image.
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