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[gilch]

alrite, not sure which category my post falls under, so forgive me if i chose the wrong one ....
just picked up PS3 for Xmas, and like a total noob, thought it would be as easy as unpack... hook up .. and smile as i watch the flawlass picture and sound quality ..
let me first say that my primary movie watching partner is very hard of hearing and uses earphones for audio .. so picture quality is my only concern, not audio.
i started browsing some of the info around these forums, and bookmarking pages on calibration, etc, for reading tomorrow.
So anyway, im wondering if my issue is one of hardware OR one of having my hopes set too high ... The first issue, is that it seems my primary display (LG, 42LB5D) goes all haywire (floating white pixels and screen flashes white every couple seconds, when i set my ps3 to the highest setting (1080p).
At 1080i, the technical issues are gone... but the picture quality on blu ray movies seem very pixely (sorry if that is not a word lol) I am using an HDMI cable that came with the ps3 bundle purchased from blockbuster video... but i do not think that is the issue because i tried using a $70 monster cable i use for my satellite display (yes i now know its overkill, after reading the sticky on hdmi cables, wish i found your site sooner)... and that cable provided what i view to be a similar display ... So at its current settings, im seeing no difference between my HD satellite channels and my blu ray... Is that the goal? or were my expectations too high?
so after a whole bunch of rambling i guess my question is this ....
Did i expect too much from bluray, in thinking it was going to blow me away compared to directv 1080i ...OR .... is my TV (which i did not splurge on, a yr and a half ago when i bought it on sale) just not suffiecient to get the full display quality for ps3 blu ray quality... will upgrading my TV to a 1080p set make that much of a huge difference ???

please keep in mind have much of a noob i am .. before puchasing my TV, the extent of my knowledge was understanding the diff between 780, and 1080 .. and LCD and Plasma
thanks in advance for the input and help