1080i and 1080p Duke it out!

[bmann]

oen more question

I'm all clear now, thanks. My next question, I have a pioneer 768p plasma and a n 80 dollar upscaling toshiba dvd player. It allows you to choose between 480p, 720p, and 1080i. Being that my tv is actually none of those, I assume it would be best to go for the closest one, 720p. Is this correct?

 

[jonnythan]

It would be best to go for 720p, yes. You'll likely see no difference between 1080i and 720p, but always shoot for the closest thing to the panel's "native resolution."

 

[MDS]

Wow.

You say that "An HDTV is a 'fixed pixel' device" and "all HDTVs are progressive scan" and I'm the one who is lost?

Do you honestly believe that all HDTVs are progressive scan and all HDTVs are fixed-pixel displays?

I am extremely sorry that I used the word ALL. I explained that it was meant in the context of these types of questions where the people have recently bought an HDTV and it was not a CRT.

I've tried to explain the difference between input resolution and display resolution and yes the concept differs between CRT and fixed pixel devices. You want to derail that discussion and focus on my use of the word all but still don't see the concept and instead use interlaced CRT to 'disprove' the notion that no TV is 1080i. If your CRT can accept 480i, then why not say it is a '480i TV'? That would be wrong too.

How about this:
- A CRT will display any input signal it can accept at that resolution. It will not scale it to any other resolution.

- A fixed pixel HDTV will display any input signal it can accept at the TV's native resolution. If you want to say a TV with a resolution of 1366 x 768 is a 1080i TV because that is the highest resolution it can accept so be it - but it is incorrect.

 

[jonnythan]

Oh so THAT'S what you meant by your original post. Glad you clarified