Blu-ray and 1080p = ?

[gandalf]

Hi all!

I´m very new as a member here and this is my first post.

I do not have anything new to deliver but i sure am confused about a lot when it comes to HDTV and the dirrerent variations of quality that it seem to bring.

I have heard that Europe (EU) has decided to use the 720p standard for HDTV broadcasting. True?

I also have heard that 1080p is not a reality with todays technology since it demands a lot of power and capacity to be produced in real time at least. True?

Will Blu-ray be capable of capturing a 1080p broadcast? Will it be capable of capturing a 720p broadcast? Or what?

Is 1080i almost the same as 540p??

As you might realize i´m very new to all this and might be asking stupid questions. Hopefully you wont toss me away from this forum for ever anyway. :-)

Looking forward to read and write more here!

Thanks for all great posts that I have read so far!

Let´s keep this forum going!

Gandalf - not my real name. :-)