Is 1080i and 1080p about the same?

[ndirtdigler69]

my reciever has 1080i output and i want to watch everything with pcm ,but will i notice a difference in the PQ. i have a samsung 71 inch 1080p tv and a ps3 + the new sony 300 blu-ray player. how should i hook this up

[The Don]

if you have a TV screen smaller than about 32"....the answer is probably not...

but if the TV is over 37", you can start noticing serious differences as the TV goes bigger from the 37" mark...

[k20king]

they say past 60inches you can tell the difference.

Source is my uncle. Mechanical Engineer for Fluke and he has his own TV Repair business.

Good Luck!

Go Blu Ray!

[leukoplast]

If I were you I would go with 1080p if you can, there is no reason to go with less when you can go better.

You may be able to buy some kind of splitter that will off-shoot 2 HDMI and take in one, that way you can send one to your receiver for the audio, and another to your TV for video.

But I am surprised the HDMI on the receiver doesn't pass through the 1080p. thats pretty weak if you ask me, maybe your inline for a new receiver.

[The Don]

also I forgot to add...

the most difference you'll see in a smaller 1080p set is in the upscaling most likely...

DVD on a smaller set is still a little choppy....and upscaled should look about HD because of the size and resolution.....at least that's my opinion as I don't have a 1080p set...but I have watched on quite a few...

[TBoneCapone]

I think it is fairly noticable in sports and other fast moving things.

[Deciazulado]

If the TV only accepts 1080i as input or you can only send it a 1080i signal, it has to deinterlace it to make it 1080p (if you have a 1080 x 1920 panel). If the deinterlacer on your display does this correctly, perfectly, there should be no difference on films from a direct 1080p chain. And on live shot 1080i material, its a similar situation, as the player has to first deinterlace 1080i material too to output it as 1080p, so if the display does it as good as the player there should be no difference. But as there are different qualities to deinterlacing there might be a difference from a direct 1080p chain if the display's deinterlacer is not as good. Also there's the issue of extra steps in the signal chain in the electronics even if the deinterlacing chip was perfect.

If there's a difference might you see it? That depends on the size f your display, your sitting distance and your eyesight.

Now to answer your question directly: Try both on your set up and decide for yourself!

[supersix4]

like was said b4 probly between 50-70'' you'll start seeing a diff. smaller than 50 tho I doubt it