DirecTV 720p or 1080i

[ryandubbz]

I have a toshiba 65hm167 display and i was just curious if the picture would look best having the directv hd box setup as 720p instead of 1080i?

[Nick4Blu_81]

Originally Posted by ryandubbz

I have a toshiba 65hm167 display and i was just curious if the picture would look best having the directv hd box setup as 720p instead of 1080i?

According to Toshiba.com that model number has a 1080p display, therefore I would set it to 1080i. But I guess it all depends on what looks best to you.

[ryandubbz]

Originally Posted by Nick4u_81

According to Toshiba.com that model number has a 1080p display, therefore I would set it to 1080i. But I guess it all depends on what looks best to you.

Ya i knew it is a 1080p set but i was curious if 720p looks better than 1080i because it has 720 lines progressive all the time instead of 540 with 1080i.

[cdot2four]

direct tv is 1080p

[Nick4Blu_81]

Originally Posted by cdot2four

direct tv is 1080p

Did you read the entire thread?

[Nick4Blu_81]

Originally Posted by ryandubbz

Ya i knew it is a 1080p set but i was curious if 720p looks better than 1080i because it has 720 lines progressive all the time instead of 540 with 1080i.

What looks better to you when you change the settings around?

[Galley]

Set the receiver/DVR to "native" and let the TV do the decoding, if necessary.

[shooter3295]

You will probably be able to tell the difference between 720p and 1080i,..... but I doubt many will notice the difference between 1080i and 1080p. I would always go with the higher resolution. You will get a "bigger" picture, with more detail,... it will look nicer.

BTW,... DTV is offering certain programs,... mainly On Demand Movies for now,..... in 1080p. You must have one of the newer HD DVR Receivers to get them. They plan to expand it in the future.

[TVguy86]

1080I

You get 380 more lines of vertical resolution over 720.

Unless your 1080i signal has any motion blur. Then you may want to try 720p and see if that helps. Then again youd be taking away 380 lines that way.

[Trogdor2010]

It is really depends on the processing of your TVs deinterlacing and processing of the signal, the sources signal, resolution and the broadcasts quality and resolution. 1080i broadcasts are actually easier to broadcast than 720p due to it being an interlaced signal that requires less vertical information (1080i has 1920*540 real pixels, and the tv deinterlaces it to appear 1920*1080 which is 1080p), basically 1080i is 1080p with half of the pixel information, as interlaced is half the pixel information of progressive. The TV does the deinterlacing for the image to appear progressive, a set with excellent deinterlacing should appear no different from the progressive signal, especially in smaller screen sizes and higher resolutions, a set with bad deinterlacing (horizontal jaggies, artifacts and moire) will make use of a progressive signal more necessary, the only time a progressive signal will look bad if there is a problem with the deinterlacing or processing of the player, source (disc or broadcast) or the decoder of the TV has a bug. Some of the rear projection sets do have problems with deinterlacing a 1080i signal for film based content, but it is often not a problem with most program material (digital programming or film converted to digital), so their should be no problem with deinterlacing. It is really a matter of preference when it comes to selecting the source, select which you think performs better and enjoy it at it's best. TVs that do a good job with both deinterlacing a 1080i signal and upscaling a 720p or 480p signal should set their box to native and watch it at it's source.

[dcowboy7]

I set it "native off" & 1080i.

Also if u set both 720p & 1080i it will take longer between channel changes as it has to adjust to the channels format....setting all for 1080i makes it faster.

[BEECARTS]

1080i, more lines of resolution

[lobo81865]

Originally Posted by Galley

Set the receiver/DVR to "native" and let the TV do the decoding, if necessary.

That's what I do.