1920 X 1080i @ 60hZ - is this 1080p?

[Hank355]

Hello all, I have been using my Samsung T5689S Hi Def TV. It boasts 1080p. I have the Sony Blu Ray player (BDP-S500) that outputs in 1080p (run thru the HDMI cable). But the TV reads the input signal as : 1920 X 1080i @ 60hZ. Shouldn't it say 1920 x 1080p @ 60hZ? Also, when I plug in my dvd player thru the HDMI input to the TV, the TV says "1920 X1080 @ 60hZ, and it doesn't put the "i" next to the 1080. Does this mean 1080p? I am running all of these thru my Denon 4308, but as a test, I plugged all of the components in directly to the TV to be sure it wasn't the Denon changing the signals. The cable box also reads the way the Sony reads when I watch TV in HD, always saying "1080i". So being that my dvd just says 1080 without the "i" does that mean my dvd player is playing in 1080p? And the Blu Ray player signal when put thru the HDMI cable to the TV says 1920x1080i @ 60hZ, shouldn't it say 1920x1080p @ 60hZ. How do I fix this. Is it the TV, or the Blu Ray. I have checked the settings on both, and can't find anyway to change it, esp. being it is being plugged in thru HDMI. Please help!

 

[Johnd]

Your Samsung is a native 1080p display, so it is deinterlacing the 1080i signal it is being sent.

 

[MDS]

The TV is displaying the format of the signal it is receiving but as Johnd said it will convert it to 1080p because that is the native resolution of the panel.

 

[Hank355]

Shouldn't the Sony Blu Ray Player be sending the signal in 1080p? It is their best player, and the movies themselves say on it "1080p".

 

[Johnd]

Shouldn't the Sony Blu Ray Player be sending the signal in 1080p? It is their best player, and the movies themselves say on it "1080p".

Well, now you're into the minutia. It should only be sending a progressive signal if you direct it to do so. It matters not which component deinterlaces...unless it's a lousy deinterlacer. And I think your display has a good one. As far as your BD player sending a progessive signal, I can't speak directly to that, other than confirm the settings in your player. You may be better off sending a progressive signal to your particular display, but I doubt that is so in this case. Maybe you could try the different permutations and report back as to which appears best. Cheers.

 

[Pyrrho]

Shouldn't the Sony Blu Ray Player be sending the signal in 1080p? It is their best player, and the movies themselves say on it "1080p".

Yes, it should be sending 1080p. Check the settings on your player. Most likely, you have it set to output 1080i.

As an additional comment in answer to your title question, 1080p can be @ 60 Hz. But it can also be at other frequencies. Probably the two most common other frequencies are 24Hz and 50Hz. But that is not relevant to your current problem. Check the settings on your Blu-Ray player.

 

[Hank355]

I can't believe it! I went to setup to see if I missed something the first time. I played with the setting with three options: y,Cb,Cr or RGB (16-235) or RGB (0-255). It was preset to the Y,Cb,Cr. I checked all three and it didn't give me 1080p. BTW, does anyone know which of the three yields the best quality, or which I should set it at? I had the player set to 24p and it still was reading 1080i. I checked everything in setup, I was thorough. Then I looked on the remote.... there was a button marked "video format", and that did the trick. I really think that this is a poor design. It should be adjustable in setup, and the button could also be on the remote. But now that I have that set right, should I leave my setting to Y,Cb,Cr (this sounds like a component cable)?