Doctor Who series 1080i - Blu-ray Forum

blu lover · 05-30-2013, 01:49 PM

I want to buy season 5 and 6 of Doctor Who on Blu-ray, but I noticed they are presented in 1080i, which makes me believe is much inferior from 1080p, right? Now iTunes Store have them on 1080p and iis selling them both for 20 dollars (120 dollars on blu ray).

What is better? Lossy 1080p or blu-ray 1080i?

HD Goofnut · 05-30-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by blu lover

I want to buy season 5 and 6 of Doctor Who on Blu-ray, but I noticed they are presented in 1080i, which makes me believe is much inferior from 1080p, right? Now iTunes Store have them on 1080p and iis selling them both for 20 dollars (120 dollars on blu ray).

What is better? Lossy 1080p or blu-ray 1080i?

If it makes you feel any better most HD displays will de-interlace a 1080i signal.

blu lover · 05-30-2013, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

If it makes you feel any better most HD displays will de-interlace a 1080i signal.

Will the picture quality be the same?

MifuneFan · 05-30-2013, 02:05 PM

Just read the reviews here, the PQ looks great according to them.

rock, stone · 05-30-2013, 02:13 PM

Doctor Who is currently shot in 1080i, so any 1080p variant would have come from a 1080i source.

Now if you really want to get muddy, there is the whole 1080i/50 vs 1080i/60 of the UK and US releases.

Rizor · 05-30-2013, 02:19 PM

They're interlaced because they were shot at 1080p25 instead of the norm in the US of 1080p24. 1080p25 isn't compatable with the Blu-ray spec and US TVs can't handle 1080i50 (as they are on the region B BDs; though some US players are able to convert them), so they're presented at 1080i60. I have the discs and they look great to me.

blu lover · 05-30-2013, 02:37 PM

My TV display Sky HDTV shows as 1080i, no converter... It's a Sony HX929

Is iTunes 1080p bad?

FruityOatyBar · 05-30-2013, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by blu lover

My TV display Sky HDTV shows as 1080i, no converter... It's a Sony HX929

Is iTunes 1080p bad?

I bought the Matt Smith box set from iTunes and have zero complaints with the visual quality. Looks and sounds fantastic.

JohnCrooks · 11-16-2014, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rock, stone

Doctor Who is currently shot in 1080i, so any 1080p variant would have come from a 1080i source.

Now if you really want to get muddy, there is the whole 1080i/50 vs 1080i/60 of the UK and US releases.

Doctor Who has never been filmed in 1080i-it has been 1080p25 all the way.

05-30-2013, 01:49 PM	#1
blu lover Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	Doctor Who series 1080i I want to buy season 5 and 6 of Doctor Who on Blu-ray, but I noticed they are presented in 1080i, which makes me believe is much inferior from 1080p, right? Now iTunes Store have them on 1080p and iis selling them both for 20 dollars (120 dollars on blu ray). What is better? Lossy 1080p or blu-ray 1080i?

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05-30-2013, 02:05 PM	#4
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Just read the reviews here, the PQ looks great according to them.

05-30-2013, 02:13 PM	#5
rock, stone Expert Member Member since:Jan 2011 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:3	Doctor Who is currently shot in 1080i, so any 1080p variant would have come from a 1080i source. Now if you really want to get muddy, there is the whole 1080i/50 vs 1080i/60 of the UK and US releases.

05-30-2013, 02:19 PM	#6
Rizor Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:1602 Blu-ray collection:6185 DVD collection:192 MA collection:73 Digital collection:51 iTunes collection:29 Prime collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 32 Trading Score:159	They're interlaced because they were shot at 1080p25 instead of the norm in the US of 1080p24. 1080p25 isn't compatable with the Blu-ray spec and US TVs can't handle 1080i50 (as they are on the region B BDs; though some US players are able to convert them), so they're presented at 1080i60. I have the discs and they look great to me.

05-30-2013, 02:37 PM	#7
blu lover Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	My TV display Sky HDTV shows as 1080i, no converter... It's a Sony HX929 Is iTunes 1080p bad?

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