1080i on component, 1080p on HDMI

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Blue

Depending on distance and cable used there would be a bucket load of bandwidth with component as 1080i uses more bandwidth (for broadcast and that uses component from set top box's to 'monitors').

In this context 1080p/24 could even be a lower bits/sec than 720p or 1080i! Remember 720p can run up to 60 frames/sec, I don't know what the highest frame rate for 1080p is (with Blu Ray) but for movies it's 24 frames/sec. So the ratio now is 1280*720*60 = 55.3Mpixels / sec for 720p/60 Vs 1920*1080*24 = 49.8Mpixels /sec for 1080p/24. 1080i is a higher bandwidth as it's 1920*1080*{50/2 or 60/2} which is marginally higher than 1080p/24.

As for the Barco I suspect it will be RGB not component of that I'm not certain but assuming this comes into the "professional" range RGB is the most common interface, frequently with external sync as well. If this is correct sorry you will need to wait for a "professional" blu ray player, if one will ever exist, as I suspect HDMI (without HDCP) will become the professional standard. As one HDMI cable can replace up to 5 video cables, up to 6 Audio as well as remote control

So when a player sends a 24fps signal to a tv it includes a flag to repeat certain frames in order that the tv displays the correct 50/60 fps. Is that correct?