First foray into Hi-Def and Blu-ray; a quick question.

[Deciazulado]

If you have a player that outputs movies only as a 1080i60 signal the JVC will have to deinterlace that into 1080p60, and it may do that perfectly, or not (depends on it's circuits). But don't all Blu-ray players have the ability to output 24p discs as 1080p60 so far? Your JVC will accept the 1080p60 signal and display it that way (in 1080p60).


24p is the frame rate theatrical movies use so that gives the smoothest motion for watching them, although most of us in America have been watching movies converted to 60Hz at home so you have to know what to look for to see what difference 3:2 repeated frames (the way 24 frames per second are converted to 60 frames per second) make. So you would have to watch films at both outputs, 24p -> 24p and 24p -> 60p, carefully and compare to see if the difference is important enough to you.


Be aware that a TV may accept at 1080p24 signal, but only if it can display it at a refresh rate multiple of 24 (48, 72, 96, 120 Hz) you will see the 24p smooth motion, otherwise the TV will add the 3:2 repeats, just like the BD player's 1080 60 outputs would do, to make it 60p.



Note: There are also some programs (usually live concerts and such) that are shot in 1080i60 natively, so those always have to be deinterlaced and watched in 1080p60. (Unless you have a 1080i60 CRT that can display them in 60i)