Thread: tv shopping

As far as I know a broadcast source is only 720 or 1080i, blueray and streaming is a different story.

720p is better than 1080i.

There's no such thing as "i" with an LCD. They can take a 1080i input but it still outputs 1080p. LCD, DLP, and plasma do not "interlace". They will ALWAYS show the full amount of data in a single refresh.

So... 1080 anything will always beat out 720p unless you have a CRT sitting there... And even then 1080i still has significantly more data on screen. I always preferred 1080i over 720p when I had a rear projection crt.

Oh... and MOST cable and satellite provider 1080 streams are progressive these days. Only OTA stuff is still 1080i I *think*.

1080i vs 720p - Difference and Comparison | Diffen

....and my TV won't do 1080p. So

aaaaand it doesn't matter. Any signal on a 1080p LCD is going to be converted to 1080p or scaled to whatever you tell it to scale to.

Hello?! McFly!? 2004 just called... They want their TV information back.

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

aaaaand it doesn't matter. Any signal on a 1080p LCD is going to be converted to 1080p or scaled to whatever you tell it to scale to.

Again, my TV is not 1080p, numbskull.

if your tv is 720p then it doesn't matter there either. EVERYTHING on your tv will be 720p... even a 1080i signal.

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

if your tv is 720p then it doesn't matter there either. EVERYTHING on your tv will be 720p... even a 1080i signal.

Which is why I run the TV at 720p and, run the Hopper at 720p too......