Blu-ray Disc DOES NOT mean 1080p

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That’s right. I learned something tonight. I guess I’m kind a slow. I thought Blu-ray guaranteed 1080p as p for progressive scan. NOT SO. The only “consistency” for the term Blu-ray Disc is that is must be played in a Blu-ray player.

I am the proud owner of three (3) Blu-ray Discs that are 1080i as i for interlacing scam. That is scam not scan. PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANY BLU-RAY DISC. I am not interested in any 1080i format for my Blu-ray player. Period.

I have Blu-ray Disc “Planet Earth”—prepare to see it as never before—Episodes: Pole to Pole, Mountains and Deep Ocean. This is not the entire box set but, I guess you would call it a “teaser”. It does look pretty good but, every time I hit “info” on my HDTV remote it would show “DVD 1080i”. i ? How could that be? I thought it just must be some kind of glitch with my HDTV. Well……..I took out a magnifying glass (I kid you not) and sure enough there it was in the lower right hand corner just under the Widescreen 16:9; 1080i.

Truthfully, at least Discovery HD Theater put the 1080i on the package. I just did not catch it because I don’t normally carry a magnifying glass with me when I go shopping. As in regards to the other two purchases, I bought Blu-ray Disc “Over California”—In High Definition and Blu-ray Disc “Over America”—In High Definition both by TOPICS ENTERTAINMENT. Nowhere on the packaging does it give the video format. These two are both 1080i. Or is it understood that a Blu-ray Disc stating “high definition” really means 1080i and if it would of said “full high definition” that would mean 1080p? To me that is just pure BS. 99.9% of the buying public seeing/buying a Blu-ray Disc thinks it is 1080p or top of the line high def which means 1080p. What a trap to buy something less than what you think it is……….

So, lesson learned. “Blu-ray Disc” DOES NOT MEAN 1080p. BUYER BEWARE!