Blu Ray ONLY viewable in 1080p and 480i?

NoIbacai

I watch my Blue Ray movies at 1080i, but for some reason I can't get them to play at 720p. If your TV supports 1080i you should be fine.

Woah..wait a minute.  So, the PS3 doesn't have 720p yet?  I usually prefer that over 1080i (my TV is not 1080p capable.)-ZeRoHouR-

We're talking about Blu-Ray playback, not games.

Woah..wait a minute.  So, the PS3 doesn't have 720p yet?  I usually prefer that over 1080i (my TV is not 1080p capable.)-ZeRoHouR-

To those with native 720p TVs: Most native 720p TVs have come with a chip that can scale to 1080i. If you have an older HDTV check your instruction manual.

[QUOTE="-ZeRoHouR-"]Woah..wait a minute.  So, the PS3 doesn't have 720p yet?  I usually prefer that over 1080i (my TV is not 1080p capable.)ColoradoKindBud

We're talking about Blu-Ray playback, not games.

Any tv that supports 1080i should be fine, even if it is a 720p tv.

A 720p tv should be able to convert 1080i down to 720p, and usually look just as good as if you picked 720p to begin with. Actually, most tvs are 768p and the usual thing to do is use 1080i because 1080i deinterlaced and downscaled to 768p is higher resolution than 720p upscaled to 768p, you get more detail with 1080i.

Keep in mind too the PS3 has to convert the Blu-ray 1080p24 video to 1080i60 first, then to 1080p if you picked that for output, so the 1080i signal from the PS3 for Blu-ray is no less quality than 1080p output, and most 1080p tvs that are good will do that last step to convert 1080i60 to 1080p for you.
TimothyB

Any tv that supports 1080i should be fine, even if it is a 720p tv.

A 720p tv should be able to convert 1080i down to 720p, and usually look just as good as if you picked 720p to begin with. Actually, most tvs are 768p and the usual thing to do is use 1080i because 1080i deinterlaced and downscaled to 768p is higher resolution than 720p upscaled to 768p, you get more detail with 1080i.

Keep in mind too the PS3 has to convert the Blu-ray 1080p24 video to 1080i60 first, then to 1080p if you picked that for output, so the 1080i signal from the PS3 for Blu-ray is no less quality than 1080p output, and most 1080p tvs that are good will do that last step to convert 1080i60 to 1080p for you.
TimothyB

[QUOTE="TimothyB"]Any tv that supports 1080i should be fine, even if it is a 720p tv.

A 720p tv should be able to convert 1080i down to 720p, and usually look just as good as if you picked 720p to begin with. Actually, most tvs are 768p and the usual thing to do is use 1080i because 1080i deinterlaced and downscaled to 768p is higher resolution than 720p upscaled to 768p, you get more detail with 1080i.

Keep in mind too the PS3 has to convert the Blu-ray 1080p24 video to 1080i60 first, then to 1080p if you picked that for output, so the 1080i signal from the PS3 for Blu-ray is no less quality than 1080p output, and most 1080p tvs that are good will do that last step to convert 1080i60 to 1080p for you.
Radiozo

[QUOTE="TimothyB"]Any tv that supports 1080i should be fine, even if it is a 720p tv.

A 720p tv should be able to convert 1080i down to 720p, and usually look just as good as if you picked 720p to begin with. Actually, most tvs are 768p and the usual thing to do is use 1080i because 1080i deinterlaced and downscaled to 768p is higher resolution than 720p upscaled to 768p, you get more detail with 1080i.

Keep in mind too the PS3 has to convert the Blu-ray 1080p24 video to 1080i60 first, then to 1080p if you picked that for output, so the 1080i signal from the PS3 for Blu-ray is no less quality than 1080p output, and most 1080p tvs that are good will do that last step to convert 1080i60 to 1080p for you.
tonydannie

[QUOTE="Radiozo"][QUOTE="TimothyB"]Any tv that supports 1080i should be fine, even if it is a 720p tv.

A 720p tv should be able to convert 1080i down to 720p, and usually look just as good as if you picked 720p to begin with. Actually, most tvs are 768p and the usual thing to do is use 1080i because 1080i deinterlaced and downscaled to 768p is higher resolution than 720p upscaled to 768p, you get more detail with 1080i.

Keep in mind too the PS3 has to convert the Blu-ray 1080p24 video to 1080i60 first, then to 1080p if you picked that for output, so the 1080i signal from the PS3 for Blu-ray is no less quality than 1080p output, and most 1080p tvs that are good will do that last step to convert 1080i60 to 1080p for you.
TimothyB

I watch my Blue Ray movies at 1080i, but for some reason I can't get them to play at 720p. If your TV supports 1080i you should be fine.

gruoch1

- yeah i noticed the same thing...the only resolve i can figure out is to disable the 1080i (via system display) because the ps3 reads it as the highest avail. resolution?...if you want or prefer 720p simply uncheck the 1080i and the ps3 will display it at the 720p resolution.

- i actually did this but the 1080i looked better so i switched it back!
- but on my 360 i have it set to 720p and it looks great to me so i leave there...maybe later this year or early next year i'll get a 1080p LCD as the prices are slowly but surely coming down! 

[QUOTE="gruoch1"]

I watch my Blue Ray movies at 1080i, but for some reason I can't get them to play at 720p. If your TV supports 1080i you should be fine.

nascar1

- yeah i noticed the same thing...the only resolve i can figure out is to disable the 1080i (via system display) because the ps3 reads it as the highest avail. resolution?...if you want or prefer 720p simply uncheck the 1080i and the ps3 will display it at the 720p resolution.

- i actually did this but the 1080i looked better so i switched it back!
- but on my 360 i have it set to 720p and it looks great to me so i leave there...maybe later this year or early next year i'll get a 1080p LCD as the prices are slowly but surely coming down!

[QUOTE="nascar1"]

[QUOTE="gruoch1"]

I watch my Blue Ray movies at 1080i, but for some reason I can't get them to play at 720p. If your TV supports 1080i you should be fine.

m3Boarder32

- yeah i noticed the same thing...the only resolve i can figure out is to disable the 1080i (via system display) because the ps3 reads it as the highest avail. resolution?...if you want or prefer 720p simply uncheck the 1080i and the ps3 will display it at the 720p resolution.

- i actually did this but the 1080i looked better so i switched it back!
- but on my 360 i have it set to 720p and it looks great to me so i leave there...maybe later this year or early next year i'll get a 1080p LCD as the prices are slowly but surely coming down!

Yes this is true. If you have a 720p set you need to leave the highest res set at 1080i or you bluray movies will be in 480 and they don't look goo at all that way.

Do I need to use HDMI to view movies on my PS3 or can I use component cables instead and still get HD? I have an older Panasonic HDTV and it only supports 720P and doesn't have HDMI.

Do I need to use HDMI to view movies on my PS3 or can I use component cables instead and still get HD? I have an older Panasonic HDTV and it only supports 720P and doesn't have HDMI.

feryl06

[QUOTE="feryl06"]

Do I need to use HDMI to view movies on my PS3 or can I use component cables instead and still get HD? I have an older Panasonic HDTV and it only supports 720P and doesn't have HDMI.

m3Boarder32

[QUOTE="m3Boarder32"][QUOTE="feryl06"]

Do I need to use HDMI to view movies on my PS3 or can I use component cables instead and still get HD? I have an older Panasonic HDTV and it only supports 720P and doesn't have HDMI.

feryl06

Do I need to use HDMI to view movies on my PS3 or can I use component cables instead and still get HD? I have an older Panasonic HDTV and it only supports 720P and doesn't have HDMI.

feryl06