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OK this is probably a silly question, so don't laugh :embarrassed:
Do HD monitors exist? I have a HD camcorder and want to play the HD footage on my computer, do I need a HD monitor, in the same way I need a HDTV to watch the content in HD on TV, or is it to do with the graphics card (the footage is obviously transferred to the computer first, I don't want to connect the camcorder directly to the monitor and play it from there.)
You should be fine with what you have as the vast majority of monitors will have a horizontal resolution of greater than 720 (which is the minimum for HD)
I think what you're getting confused with is the copy protection that HD films are protected by which requires you have to HDCP compliant hardware/ software. As you're taking footage from your camcorder it won't be copy protected so you'll be fine.
most are hd compatable nowdays and can cope with the resolution
so long as you get at least 1280x720 resolution you will be ok.
If you want full HD then you need to get a monitor with 1920x1200 resolution (ie any 24" monitor) :)
Ok cheers everyone. Just looking at my footage on the comp it doesn't look as good as when played on our HDTV. Don't know why that is then.