Playing 1080p Blu-ray on 1080i TV

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by gand41f

Well, if the original poster's TV is a Panasonic 50" HD plasma that takes 1080i, I believe those were actually native 1366x768. I agree that it's incorrect to say that it downscales to 720p, it's more like it downscales to 768p.

if speaking on the Hitachi Plasma, then yes.

but Walking Midnight stated...

Originally Posted by Waking Midnight

any tv that says it is 1080i actually isnt.

which is false.

[Teazle]

Originally Posted by Joe Cain

is the only reason I've begun collecting BDs at all. Well, that and the PS3.

It's not a huge TV; it's CRT ...

Same here. CRTs still totally rule the field for contrast, colour and fast motion. In addition, a direct-view 1080i set will show more detail than a 720p display (esp. since horizontal resolution counts for more than vertical as respects what the eye can make out).

On the downside: image size is usually limited to 34" or under (mine is 26"), screen geometry is tough to get right and inevitably there's some overscan. And you can't display 24fps without the pulldown.

[KingDeezie]

I still can't believe anyone who would say that an upscaled DVD looks almost as good as a Bluray....

I recently just bought a 1080p projector for my HT room, but before that I was using a 55 inch Toshiba DLP at 720P that is now in my bedroom...

I was buying Blurays before making the switch to 1080p and I was upscaling with an Oppo and let me tell you that even at 720P the difference is night and day.

1080p is an great thing, but 720p will still let you see the difference.

[bootman]

Originally Posted by Cylon

Damnit, now how do I convince my wife we need ANOTHER HDTV after only having this for 2 years, and it cost an arm and a leg!

At least next time I buy I'll be more knowledgeable!

How far do you sit from that 50" before you spend money on that new 1080p set.

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.c...alculator.html

[Maxell]

to me setting my PS3 to 720p looks alot better on my LCD than setting to 1080i.
My LCD can accept 1080i but is really a 720p tv.

[bootman]

Originally Posted by Maxell

to me setting my PS3 to 720p looks alot better on my LCD than setting to 1080i.
My LCD can accept 1080i but is really a 720p tv.

No surprise here.
You are feeding the TV a native signal so it doesn't have to convert the picture yet again.

[Cylon]

Let's face it, 1,080 lines is always going to be way better than 720.

I'll change my PS3 to 720p maximum in the meantime to get the best out of what I have, but I'll still end up buying a 1080p anyway.

To think I orginally paid $2,500 for a 720p TV that I thought was 1080 ... Damn I'm pissed at Panasonic!!! Pissed off at myself too for not learning it all before buying, but you gotta admit that advertising 1080i all over the damned thing was very misleading 3.5 years ago! Ok, it still is now but at least I'm a little wiser this time around.

[WhoDat]

Originally Posted by Waking Midnight

any tv that says it is 1080i actually isnt. its pixel resolution is 1366 x 768. so even though it accepts 1080i it downscales it to 720p. the only tvs that resolve every line of resolution from a 1080 source is 1080p. and that is because it is the only tv with a 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Yes, I noticed how 780p looks a lot better than the 1080i...weird. I'm receiving HD channels from the cable line and the channels between 780 are much better than the 1080i. This christmas I will be on the hunt for a 1080p tv for sure maybe a 42-50 inch.