720p,1080i or 1080p - Blu-ray Forum

NDC1976 · 01-14-2008, 04:17 PM

I own a samsung 50 inch plasma thats 720p / 1080i. what is the best resolution I should watch my blu-rays on. Saving for a 1080p. Should i go with 720p or 1080i. Please help?????

msallaq · 01-14-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NDC1976

I own a samsung 50 inch plasma thats 720p / 1080i. what is the best resolution I should watch my blu-rays on. Saving for a 1080p. Should i go with 720p or 1080i. Please help?????

go with 720p and 1080p even better.

CptGreedle · 01-14-2008, 04:21 PM

Please use the search tool to look for this answer. There should also be stickies on this.

And for your info, 1080p is the best, I prefer "p" over "i" anytime... 720p would be my personal choice but it is all up to you! If you like 1080i more, go for it.

If you need to understand the difference between "p" and "i" more, check other threads.

crackinhedz · 01-14-2008, 04:31 PM

720p or 1080i...answers here.

blakjaks · 01-14-2008, 05:14 PM

Not to beat the dead horse here, but when I first got my TV in May 2006 I think I preferred 720p. Now I think I prefer 1080i. Most of the time though I don't think I can really tell the difference, and I think I am telling myself I like one over the other.

Also I use DirecTV and a lot of their HD broadcasts aren't the greatest, at least that is what I heard. I don't have cable HD so I cannot compare, but I know before they launched their 2 new sats they had bandwidth issues. Also some stations like TNT happen to have a crappy signal, so maybe my 1080i HBO looks better than my 720p TNT (at least I think TNT is 720p trying to remember) but maybe it is the weak signal/bandwidth issues?

You know what? They both look good and are 1000 times better than any TV picture I grew up with, so who cares?

Sonny · 01-14-2008, 05:32 PM

On my 720p/1080i 32'' Panny LCD I use 720p mainly because I have an HD none DVR Digi Box and the box suck ass and always switches its self back to 720p & on my 720p/1080i 50'' Panny Plazzy I use 1080i & they both look beautiful set either way though

tilallr1 · 01-15-2008, 06:25 PM

Yeh, this is a funny question. I too thought that 720p would be better over 1080i. So after looking at both and not seeing a huge difference I set it to 720p, since alot of people say its better. Some time later I switched over to 1080i, when I watched a movie that was sort of fuzzy, especially in Dark Scenes. The 1080i cleaned it all up. And now after watching dozen's of movies in 1080i I am sold that it is better in terms of detail and quality over 720p.

CAB · 01-15-2008, 06:34 PM

^^
What was the source material?

dieheart · 01-15-2008, 10:37 PM

From my understanding 1080i is worse than 720p because your not viewing the actual picture, and in some cases you can get alot of bad filtering or bluring effects. Set it to 720p if you dont have 1080p.

musicman1999 · 01-16-2008, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NDC1976

I own a samsung 50 inch plasma thats 720p / 1080i. what is the best resolution I should watch my blu-rays on. Saving for a 1080p. Should i go with 720p or 1080i. Please help?????

My set looks better at 1080i for cable and hd discs.Which looks better on your set?

bill

onumb · 01-16-2008, 01:13 AM

1080i will give you more detail per frame, but frame to frame changes, 720p will be smoother.

jmlalit5 · 01-16-2008, 01:35 AM

I have an Insignia 32 inch 1080i HDTV (yeah, I know cheap brand), it looks pretty good to me, though. I'm currently looking for a nice 1080p LCD HDTV to save up for. I don't want anything smaller than my current set, but my room is only so big. Is CNET good for their reviews?

cawgijoe · 01-16-2008, 01:43 AM

You need to try both and decide for yourself. Different TV's will do better on one or the other.

You can't generalize this one.

Most people on a good quality set won't be able to tell any difference between 720p and 1080i.

Cinemaddict · 01-17-2008, 07:56 AM

I don't own a BR player (yet). How do I tell if my HDTV can do 720p or 1080p or whatever? (This is my TV).

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Originally Posted by onumb

1080i will give you more detail per frame, but frame to frame changes, 720p will be smoother.

Then I think I'd prefer 720p.

crackinhedz · 01-17-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinemaddict

I don't own a BR player (yet). How do I tell if my HDTV can do 720p or 1080p or whatever? (This is my TV).

Resolution: 1366 x 768

It most likely will accept 1080i/720p and is then converted to 1366x768, which is slighty better than 720p.

I also noted your TV has a built in tuner...if you dont already get HD channels, you might want some free OTA HD channels.

01-14-2008, 04:17 PM	#1
NDC1976 Member Member since:Dec 2007	720p,1080i or 1080p I own a samsung 50 inch plasma thats 720p / 1080i. what is the best resolution I should watch my blu-rays on. Saving for a 1080p. Should i go with 720p or 1080i. Please help?????

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01-14-2008, 04:21 PM	#3
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Please use the search tool to look for this answer. There should also be stickies on this. And for your info, 1080p is the best, I prefer "p" over "i" anytime... 720p would be my personal choice but it is all up to you! If you like 1080i more, go for it. If you need to understand the difference between "p" and "i" more, check other threads.

01-14-2008, 04:31 PM	#4
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	720p or 1080i...answers here.

01-14-2008, 05:14 PM	#5
blakjaks Junior Member Member since:Mar 2007	Not to beat the dead horse here, but when I first got my TV in May 2006 I think I preferred 720p. Now I think I prefer 1080i. Most of the time though I don't think I can really tell the difference, and I think I am telling myself I like one over the other. Also I use DirecTV and a lot of their HD broadcasts aren't the greatest, at least that is what I heard. I don't have cable HD so I cannot compare, but I know before they launched their 2 new sats they had bandwidth issues. Also some stations like TNT happen to have a crappy signal, so maybe my 1080i HBO looks better than my 720p TNT (at least I think TNT is 720p trying to remember) but maybe it is the weak signal/bandwidth issues? You know what? They both look good and are 1000 times better than any TV picture I grew up with, so who cares?

01-14-2008, 05:32 PM	#6
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	On my 720p/1080i 32'' Panny LCD I use 720p mainly because I have an HD none DVR Digi Box and the box suck ass and always switches its self back to 720p & on my 720p/1080i 50'' Panny Plazzy I use 1080i & they both look beautiful set either way though

01-15-2008, 06:25 PM	#7
tilallr1 Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Great White North Home Theater Gallery:410 4K collection:78 Blu-ray collection:2009 DVD collection:2598 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:248	Yeh, this is a funny question. I too thought that 720p would be better over 1080i. So after looking at both and not seeing a huge difference I set it to 720p, since alot of people say its better. Some time later I switched over to 1080i, when I watched a movie that was sort of fuzzy, especially in Dark Scenes. The 1080i cleaned it all up. And now after watching dozen's of movies in 1080i I am sold that it is better in terms of detail and quality over 720p.

01-15-2008, 06:34 PM	#8
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	^^ What was the source material?

01-15-2008, 10:37 PM	#9
dieheart Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray reviews:1	From my understanding 1080i is worse than 720p because your not viewing the actual picture, and in some cases you can get alot of bad filtering or bluring effects. Set it to 720p if you dont have 1080p.

01-16-2008, 01:13 AM	#11
onumb Member Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:79	1080i will give you more detail per frame, but frame to frame changes, 720p will be smoother.

01-16-2008, 01:35 AM	#12
jmlalit5 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:112	I have an Insignia 32 inch 1080i HDTV (yeah, I know cheap brand), it looks pretty good to me, though. I'm currently looking for a nice 1080p LCD HDTV to save up for. I don't want anything smaller than my current set, but my room is only so big. Is CNET good for their reviews?

01-16-2008, 01:43 AM	#13
cawgijoe Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Trading Score:1	You need to try both and decide for yourself. Different TV's will do better on one or the other. You can't generalize this one. Most people on a good quality set won't be able to tell any difference between 720p and 1080i.

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