[djstriker2009]

i have a 37 in lcd tv made by technika i currently have my xbox 360 hooked up to it with an hdmi cable its set to 1080p but it wont change to 1080i its a full hd tv just wonder if any one no what it could be

[funkyspider]

1080p is better than 1080i so I wouldn't worry about it.

To be honest depending on how close you are you'd be very hard pushed to tell the difference even between 720 and 1080 anyway.

Let me google that for you

[qwerty321]

1080p is the one you want.

[djstriker2009]

thanks for you help was just wondering for peace of mind wasnt quite sure of the difference

[Dinky Dragon]

Can nobody give him a straight answer?

“i” stands for interlaced. That means the picture is scanned in two passes, or “fields,” each lasting 1/60th of a second. The first pass fills in the odd numbered lines, leaving the even numbered lines blank, which are filled in by the second pass. Because each field takes 1/60th of a second, and there are two of them, 1080i actually needs 1/30th of a second to convey a full frame.

Because human vision works by retaining images for a brief period of time on the eye’s retina, the interlace scan process makes two separate scans of an image appear as one frame.

"p" stands for progressive and that only makes 1 pass so it looks better.

Honestly most human beings cant tell the difference. Our eyes/brains arent that amazing just yet...

[Darko]

Originally Posted by Dao Fei Long

Can nobody give him a straight answer?

“i” stands for interlaced. That means the picture is scanned in two passes, or “fields,” each lasting 1/60th of a second. The first pass fills in the odd numbered lines, leaving the even numbered lines blank, which are filled in by the second pass. Because each field takes 1/60th of a second, and there are two of them, 1080i actually needs 1/30th of a second to convey a full frame.

Because human vision works by retaining images for a brief period of time on the eye’s retina, the interlace scan process makes two separate scans of an image appear as one frame.

"p" stands for progressive and that only makes 1 pass so it looks better.

Honestly most human beings cant tell the difference. Our eyes/brains arent that amazing just yet...

Yup Pretty much what Fei said

[Sniper Ash6]

Originally Posted by Dao Fei Long

Can nobody give him a straight answer?

“i” stands for interlaced. That means the picture is scanned in two passes, or “fields,” each lasting 1/60th of a second. The first pass fills in the odd numbered lines, leaving the even numbered lines blank, which are filled in by the second pass. Because each field takes 1/60th of a second, and there are two of them, 1080i actually needs 1/30th of a second to convey a full frame.

Because human vision works by retaining images for a brief period of time on the eye’s retina, the interlace scan process makes two separate scans of an image appear as one frame.

"p" stands for progressive and that only makes 1 pass so it looks better.

Honestly most human beings cant tell the difference. Our eyes/brains arent that amazing just yet...

You could at least acknowledge the source of your info: 1080i or 1080p HDTV?


As has been stated you will get many hits on google of people explaining the differences - eg the link above and as has also been stated the vast majority will not be able to tell the difference i expect

[Bonessi]

Plus, I didn't think any 360 games were output in 1080p yet anyway... thought they were all 720p in the main...

[Dinky Dragon]

Why?

Im glad you took the time to reference me! Bless ya!

Any member that comes on here often could tell I didnt write that, certain letters arent in capitols for instance.

[djstriker2009]

thank u DAO FEI LONG i was going to use google but i just thought that there is manny help full people on here that could explain it much better thanks for every ones help

[Dinky Dragon]

No worries, sometimes it is best and easier to be told instead of searching for yourself. Especially when there are many misleading articles out there.

[iainl7]

Originally Posted by Bonessi

Plus, I didn't think any 360 games were output in 1080p yet anyway... thought they were all 720p in the main...

There are a few, but not many. Some Arcade titles where the graphics aren't that great at any resolution, mainly. The only disc-based game I know of is Virtua Tennis 3.

[gixxerman]

Nobody's mentioned this either so here you go -

If your TV is 1080p that's what you'll get, a 1080p set cannot 'interlace' & it cannot do anything other than show a 1080p (progressive scan) image.

If it was to try and show the NTSC 480i/p, PAL 576i/576 or 720p you would get black borders around the image
(and you'd be looking at a small rectangle of image in a sea of black - like you get with some of the 'extra's' you see on high definition movies).

Games like COD4 are actually 600p but it gets scaled up; if the scaler in your HD TV or HD receiver is decent you'll not really notice it anway.

[Indiana Jones]

Worth mentioning that certain games dont run very well at 1080p (ie RE5) but are fine at 1080i so since then I have left mine set to 1080i, no overscan and no horrible screen tearing

[markgodley]

Originally Posted by djstriker2009

thank u DAO FEI LONG i was going to use google but i just thought that there is manny help full people on here that could explain it much better thanks for every ones help

Yeh im the same + it boosts your post count

So if Progressive does it faster why do games liek RE5 have trouble at cut scenes running at 1080p?

[markgodley]

Originally Posted by Sniper Ash6

You could at least acknowledge the source of your info: 1080i or 1080p HDTV?

Naughty boy Deo Fei Long... Now edit your post, this time with Harvard referencing

[Dinky Dragon]

Resident Evil runs pap at 1080p because the developers did a pap job. It runs fine at 1080i because it has less work to do. :D

Naughty boy Deo Fei Long... Now edit your post, this time with Harvard referencing

Sometimes its best to ignore Ash, otherwise we will all turn bald and watch BBC/Sky news 24/7 whilst wearing tweed jackets, drinking fosters and smoking Cafe Creme

[Sniper Ash6]

Originally Posted by Dao Fei Long

Why?

Im glad you took the time to reference me! Bless ya!

Any member that comes on here often could tell I didnt write that, certain letters arent in capitols for instance.

Otherwise you are effectively taking it as your own which isnt on

@ Indiana: There arent many games like that though are there, i have heard RE5 is bad @ 1080p but not many other mentioned

[Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by Sniper Ash6

Otherwise you are effectively taking it as your own which isnt on

@ Indiana: There arent many games like that though are there, i have heard RE5 is bad @ 1080p but not many other mentioned

Probaley not but there cant be much if any quality difference between 1080i and 1080p upscaled games so I just leave it on a setting I know wont cause problems.

[james.miller]

Originally Posted by gixxerman

Nobody's mentioned this either so here you go -

If your TV is 1080p that's what you'll get, a 1080p set cannot 'interlace' & it cannot do anything other than show a 1080p (progressive scan) image.

If it was to try and show the NTSC 480i/p, PAL 576i/576 or 720p you would get black borders around the image
(and you'd be looking at a small rectangle of image in a sea of black - like you get with some of the 'extra's' you see on high definition movies).

Games like COD4 are actually 600p but it gets scaled up; if the scaler in your HD TV or HD receiver is decent you'll not really notice it anway.

be careful and make sure you know the difference between what it can display and what inputs it can accept. Just because it's output is a fixed resolution doesnt mean you'll get black borders around any input video of a lower resolution. In fact, that will only happen if your tv is capable of 1:1 pixel mapping and actually that isnt the norm. just about every tv on the market will scale video to the appropriate resolution for displaying, and this includes 1080i on a 1080p tv.