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).