is there bad flicker with 1080i

[stow123]

Hi guys i know 1080p is better than 1080i but ive seen a nice 1080i set and we all cant be perfect and have 1080p i just wanted to know on a 42 inch set how bad is the flicker people talk of with interlaced or wouldnt i notice it on a screen that size also are games gonna really flicker badly.

[Deciazulado]

if it's a 42" LCD/DLP/Plasma there shouldn't be a any "flicker"

If it's a 1080i CRT, the interlace flashing should be similar to a standart TV, except you can sit twice as close for the same size screen (or have a screen twice as big from the same distance)

[stow123]

hi deciazulado yeah im talking about a 42inch lcd

[stow123]

the jagged lines sound a bit worrying too would this be really noticable and a big put off

[stow123]

Ive been thinking whether to buy a 1080i set and this sounds interesting an article from cnet.com by david katzmaier compairing 1080i and 1080p on a 56 INCH DLP

1080i vs. 1080p was a wash. Much ado has been made of the fact that Blu-ray players can output 1080p resolution while first-generation HD-DVD players, namely the Toshiba HD-A1 and its ilk, can output "only" 1080i. I've said before that it's nearly impossible to tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p sources on a 1080p HDTV, and after the following test, I feel even more confident that 1080p output capability is overrated.

I chose one of the few scenes with a lot of motion--Leonard's final drive back from the vacant lot to the tattoo parlor--where interlaced artifacts from 1080i, such as jagged or moving lines, should be more visible. Bouncing back and forth between the 1080i and 1080p versions, I could see no differences whatsoever. From the white lines dividing the street to the buildings and the parked cars alongside the road flashing by, to close-ups of Leonard and his wife (Jorja Fox), the two looked identical. I can imagine material that might show more of a difference, such as sporting events with lots of camera movement, but it wasn't there in the scene I watched.

[theknub]

stow, great thread here in regards to difference betwen 1080p vs 1080i

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=2895

pay particular attention to deci