1080i & 1080p question

[jayson decambra]

good day everyone. im a new user and kinda new to blu-ray. i have a PS3 as my blu-ray player and i have a 32inc LCD HDTV. my tv is an olevia (i know not the best, im saving for my sony) and i know it does 1080i. i dont think it does 1080p. im pretty sure i have all the settings correctly cause the games and the movies look pretty dam good but my question is this.
last night i bought "live free or die hard" and on the cover it said "1080p" HD, ect, ect and all this other stuff but i noticed it didnt say 1080i at all. how does this all work, i mean if i buy a blu ray and it says 1080p does that mean it wont play to its best on a 1080i tv or vs versa?

i know thats prolly a rediculous question but im new to the whole blu ray thing. and if possible someone could maybe take the time to tell me what my tv settings and ps3 settings should be that would be great.

thank you in advance.

[hellmonkey]

the ps3 will downscale the movie to 720p/1080i. and on a tv that small, you will not see a difference. ur ps3 should already be set to have check marks next to 480p 720p and 1080i. 1080p should be unchecked.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by jayson decambra

good day everyone. im a new user and kinda new to blu-ray. i have a PS3 as my blu-ray player and i have a 32inc LCD HDTV. my tv is an olevia (i know not the best, im saving for my sony) and i know it does 1080i. i dont think it does 1080p. im pretty sure i have all the settings correctly cause the games and the movies look pretty dam good but my question is this.
last night i bought "live free or die hard" and on the cover it said "1080p" HD, ect, ect and all this other stuff but i noticed it didnt say 1080i at all. how does this all work, i mean if i buy a blu ray and it says 1080p does that mean it wont play to its best on a 1080i tv or vs versa?

i know thats prolly a rediculous question but im new to the whole blu ray thing. and if possible someone could maybe take the time to tell me what my tv settings and ps3 settings should be that would be great.

thank you in advance.

Your getting the best pic you can with what you got, so your doing just fine enjoy

[Living Near Shamu]

When I setup my PS3 it automatically detected the best screen quality, and it selected as 1080P as my tv can support it.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by Living Near Shamu

When I setup my PS3 it automatically detected the best screen quality, and it selected as 1080P as my tv can support it.

Same.

[jayson decambra]

AWESOME, thanks guys for your answers. glad you guys take the time to help out. so i guess all i need to do is make sure my PS3 is updated (i hear they just released a new one dec 18th) and my tv also, as far as firmware goes?
oh that reminds my, my tv is a Syntax Olevia. it has a USB port but i cant find a website or anything that has a firmware update download, anyone have any idea's