720p or 1080i??

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by JTK

Depends on the kind of display a person has and that display's native resolution.

ALL WXGA (1366x768) sets favor 720p as its best res (1080i=644p making it lower priority).

Now, since the PS3 doesn't support 720p (for Blu-ray movies), then you would have to switch between resolutions (720p for games and 1080i for movies).

Unless Sony releases a firmware update in the future, 720p won't be permitted for Blu-ray playback.

But....
If you're worried though that 1080i may be bad for WXGA sets, you may not have to.

I was playing Ridge Racer 7 in the PS3 demo unit at one store and I was amazed by the quality. I went to Display Settings and I was surpised to see that it is only using 1080i (via HDMI connection). I used the auto-detect feature of the PS3 and it said that 1080i was the best resolution (for that Sharp TV set).

So if you're worried that 1080i may be a problem for motion-paced scenes on a WXGA set, don't fret as there is no need to worry (that much).

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Blackraven

ALL WXGA (1366x768) sets favor 720p as its best res (1080i=644p making it lower priority).

Now, since the PS3 doesn't support 720p (for Blu-ray movies), then you would have to switch between resolutions (720p for games and 1080i for movies).

Unless Sony releases a firmware update in the future, 720p won't be permitted for Blu-ray playback.

But....
If you're worried though that 1080i may be bad for WXGA sets, you may not have to.

I was playing Ridge Racer 7 in the PS3 demo unit at one store and I was amazed by the quality. I went to Display Settings and I was surpised to see that it is only using 1080i (via HDMI connection). I used the auto-detect feature of the PS3 and it said that 1080i was the best resolution (for that Sharp TV set).

So if you're worried that 1080i may be a problem for motion-paced scenes on a WXGA set, don't fret as there is no need to worry (that much).

^^ Right. What you've described here is what I would expect with quality hardware along the entire "food chain."

[Werewolk Killer]

To repley to the post you would be better off setting the PS3 to 720p. I have installed several Panasonic plasmas and they look alot better set to there native resolution. The scaler in the tv is good but not so good that one can not tell a difference between 1080i being converted over to 720p.

Now from what I have seen the PS3 does do 720p blu-ray play back. And if it did not it would not make any sense. One over half of Sonys displays only did 720p native. I have connected PS3s to 720p tvs thrown in blu-rays and the tv stated that it got a 720p input.

The whole 720p issuse is with games and then it is the fault of the tv maker. Not so long ago tvs only took in 720p or 1080i over component video. So makers went as far as to have a 480p input and a spearate 1080i/720p input. The 720p problem comes into play when playing a 720p game on a 1080i only set. The PS3 will only output 480p, it will not upconvert the game to 1080i. It has no bearing on movie playback at all. And it only affects tvs that where not build to handle 720p in.

Should Sony have thought about this when making the PS3 yes, is it their fault no. When tv manufactures where making 720p or 1080i in only sets some retailers complained and said it was a dumb idea. But greed and the need to beat the price of the other sets won out. I feel sorry for these early adopters that got burned by this. But education is the key.

Know if I am wrong let me know and provide a link. (not to a forum post but to a current site and good source) I have found that ppl will site someone elses opions as fact. I can not tell you the number of ppl I have caught talking bad about blu-rays and PS3 that have never owned or used one.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by Werewolk Killer

To repley to the post you would be better off setting the PS3 to 720p. I have installed several Panasonic plasmas and they look alot better set to there native resolution. The scaler in the tv is good but not so good that one can not tell a difference between 1080i being converted over to 720p.

Now from what I have seen the PS3 does do 720p blu-ray play back. And if it did not it would not make any sense. One over half of Sonys displays only did 720p native. I have connected PS3s to 720p tvs thrown in blu-rays and the tv stated that it got a 720p input.

The whole 720p issuse is with games and then it is the fault of the tv maker. Not so long ago tvs only took in 720p or 1080i over component video. So makers went as far as to have a 480p input and a spearate 1080i/720p input. The 720p problem comes into play when playing a 720p game on a 1080i only set. The PS3 will only output 480p, it will not upconvert the game to 1080i. It has no bearing on movie playback at all. And it only affects tvs that where not build to handle 720p in.

Should Sony have thought about this when making the PS3 yes, is it their fault no. When tv manufactures where making 720p or 1080i in only sets some retailers complained and said it was a dumb idea. But greed and the need to beat the price of the other sets won out. I feel sorry for these early adopters that got burned by this. But education is the key.

Know if I am wrong let me know and provide a link. (not to a forum post but to a current site and good source) I have found that ppl will site someone elses opions as fact. I can not tell you the number of ppl I have caught talking bad about blu-rays and PS3 that have never owned or used one.

so from what you're saying...since my TV is 720p, I should take off the 1080i setting and have all my HD in 720p?...

the PS3 seems to favor 1080i over 720p, but I think 720p is better because I prefer watching sports and whatnot...faster moving frames..