Is 1080p a must?

yeah there is. but ur PS3 will upgrade the 1080; game to 1080i, which is basically the same thing. so your set to go, and u dont need to worry about it. i have a 1080i tv too.biggamerhk

The tv i have bought does not support 1080p and the guy told me that tv  i purchased has a game mode specifically for playing games, though it only supports 1080i. I just have one question, is there a game that supports or will support 1080p in the near future? Thank's alot .UchihaAmetarasu

1080p is a way to get your money. plain and simple. anyone into video will tell you that. i even read an interview with Mr. Runco. If you don't know him, his company makes some of, if not the best projectors in the world for home and commercial use. He even states that there is no difference even on large screens unless you are practically sitting right in front of the screen. Save your money. If you have 720p or 1080i stick with it unless you need to upgrade. I think what some see as a better picture has nothing to do with 1080i vs. 1080p, but more to do with the technolgy in the monitors/projectors getting better. ex. sxrd, better dlp chips, etc. i have seen my set 1080i, playing next to a new version playing the exact same movie. no difference in picture quality, but the new set had slightly better blacks. this was due to sxrd, and not 1080p.ckyro1

If you sit at THX distance, there is more than a noticeable difference.  As famous as Runco is, that man is too old to be giving video advice like that.  If you haven't done an apples to apples comparison, I don't think you should be posting. 

The difference between 1080p and 720p isn't really noticeable on displays smaller than 42".

And in regards to the question you were getting at: If a game supports 1080p, it also supports 1080i and 720p, so you don't need to worry about it not working with your TV.

I went out and bought a Samsung 40" 1080p and i have to say it looks amazing...but i partly spent the money as a bit of future proofing as im anticipating most of the games in the future to be in 1080p...also blu-ray looks very good...

But you certainly dont NEED 1080p...the difference between that and 1080i or 720 is probably minimal...but my previous tv wasnt even in HD so the difference to me was like night and day!!...

The tv i have bought does not support 1080p and the guy told me that tv  i purchased has a game mode specifically for playing games, though it only supports 1080i. I just have one question, is there a game that supports or will support 1080p in the near future? Thank's alot .UchihaAmetarasu

You guys are making this confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are no 720p/1080i tv that can actually show both at that except rare CRTS, its one or the other, you don't get to see both besides support. One guy says 32inch LCD 1080i tv, there are no 1080i LCDs, they all except upto 1080i, but they are all progressive, so it's either 720p, often exactly 768p or 1080p.

Just because the tv says it supports 720p and 1080i doesn't mean it can actually show 1080i, or 720p for that matter. The only tvs that can show full 1080i are CRT interlaced tvs or a 1080p tv, otherwise it will be converted "DOWN" to the native 720p to 768p resolution of most non-1080p progressive screens.

Honestly, this forum keeps mixing this up. You are kind of wasting time trying to figure out if 1080i or 720p looks better when you uknowingly have only a 720-768p resoltuion. There's resolution and what the screen can show, and then their's support to make it more compatible with all inputs. Tell me how you think a 32inch LCD that's not 1080p, meaning it can have 1366*768 as the highest resolution, actually show 1080i that needs1920*1080 when display progressivly? Basically if your LCD can show 1080i with all lines resolved then it's a 1080p tv.

You guys are making this confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are no 720p/1080i tv that can actually show both at that except rare CRTS, its one or the other, you don't get to see both besides support. One guy says 32inch LCD 1080i tv, there are no 1080i LCDs, they all except upto 1080i, but they are all progressive, so it's either 720p, often exactly 768p or 1080p.

Just because the tv says it supports 720p and 1080i doesn't mean it can actually show 1080i, or 720p for that matter. The only tvs that can show full 1080i are CRT interlaced tvs or a 1080p tv, otherwise it will be converted "DOWN" to the native 720p to 768p resolution of most non-1080p progressive screens.

Honestly, this forum keeps mixing this up. You are kind of wasting time trying to figure out if 1080i or 720p looks better when you uknowingly have only a 720-768p resoltuion. There's resolution and what the screen can show, and then their's support to make it more compatible with all inputs. Tell me how you think a 32inch LCD that's not 1080p, meaning it can have 1366*768 as the highest resolution, actually show 1080i that needs1920*1080 when display progressivly? Basically if your LCD can show 1080i with all lines resolved then it's a 1080p tv.

TimothyB

I have 2 TVs that have a resolution of 1024 *768. When i go to the display settings of my PS3, both TVs are able to support 1080p. Is this really 1080p or is it just upscaled or what? 

I have 2 TVs that have a resolution of 1024 *768. When i go to the display settings of my PS3, both TVs are able to support 1080p. Is this really 1080p or is it just upscaled or what?

cmpepper23

1080p stands for 1920*1080, so no, your tv can't really show 1080p. If it's accepting 1080p then it's downscaling it to 1024*768. I'm guessing you have 42inch Plasmas, as that's a resolution they often have, otherwise I hope you don't have some non-widescreen 15inch HDTVs. Also, 720p stands for 1280*720, so 1024*768 still can't effectively show 720p at all it's glory. 

In my opinion 1080p is a jip. Pop in a bluray movie in 1080i and you'll see what im talkin aboutBackFlip101

What are you talking about then? Not many people have 1080i tvs. And 1080i basically has the same information as 1080p at 30fps. Good for movies, but full 1080p can be 60fps. And any good 1080p tv can accept 1080i and convert it back to 1080p. Only other tv that can show 1080i are CRT tvs.

so far i can only think of one game that will run in full 1080p and thats ninja giden. most games only run at about 720p sio your cooljackle2071

Ninja Gaiden only runs at 720P 

You just confused me even more...hagiiiiiiiiii

Look at it this way.

720p stands for a resolution of 1280*720 (pixels across and pixels down) The P stands for progressive, means it draws the lines all in one pass.

1080i stands for 1920*1080 but it's interlaced,  so it does odd lines first, then the even lines right after. So 540 lines at once, but shown twice as fast to give the illusion of a full 1080 image. Only CRT tube tvs do this, like how SD tvs are 480i. This limits your frames per second to 30fps.

1080p. 1920*1080 and draws every line at once and can do 60 full frames per second.

Now then ask yourself what pixel resolution your tv has and you'll know what it can display.

If a 32inch LCD has say a resolution of 1366*768, it can display 720p (1280*720) and slightly higher, but no way can it fully show 1080i even though it supports it since how do you fit 1920*1080 into 1366*768 and still call it 1080i? People get confused into thinking their tv can show that when it can't.

[QUOTE="jackle2071"]so far i can only think of one game that will run in full 1080p and thats ninja giden. most games only run at about 720p sio your coolLiquid-Prince

Ninja Gaiden only runs at 720P

The PS3 demo of Ninja Gaiden runs at 1080p 60fps. Then there's Full Auto 2, that Tennis Demo, and other games. 

[QUOTE="cmpepper23"]

I have 2 TVs that have a resolution of 1024 *768. When i go to the display settings of my PS3, both TVs are able to support 1080p. Is this really 1080p or is it just upscaled or what?

TimothyB

1080p stands for 1920*1080, so no, your tv can't really show 1080p. If it's accepting 1080p then it's downscaling it to 1024*768. I'm guessing you have 42inch Plasmas, as that's a resolution they often have, otherwise I hope you don't have some non-widescreen 15inch HDTVs. Also, 720p stands for 1280*720, so 1024*768 still can't effectively show 720p at all it's glory.

One is a 42in Plasma and one is 32in LCD. You must really know your sh**. My other TV is a 42in DLP and it does 720p.

I have one more question. With the new update it has that 24fps or 24 hz thing, do all 1080p TVs do that or is this something new that I should wait for before upgrading to a 1080p TV?

[QUOTE="TimothyB"][QUOTE="cmpepper23"]

I have 2 TVs that have a resolution of 1024 *768. When i go to the display settings of my PS3, both TVs are able to support 1080p. Is this really 1080p or is it just upscaled or what?

cmpepper23

1080p stands for 1920*1080, so no, your tv can't really show 1080p. If it's accepting 1080p then it's downscaling it to 1024*768. I'm guessing you have 42inch Plasmas, as that's a resolution they often have, otherwise I hope you don't have some non-widescreen 15inch HDTVs. Also, 720p stands for 1280*720, so 1024*768 still can't effectively show 720p at all it's glory.

One is a 42in Plasma and one is 32in LCD. You must really know your sh**. My other TV is a 42in DLP and it does 720p.

I have one more question. With the new update it has that 24fps or 24 hz thing, do all 1080p TVs do that or is this something new that I should wait for before upgrading to a 1080p TV?

Most all 1080p tvs display 60hz. There might be some rare ones out there that could display at 24hz. Then there are some that accept 24hz, but just convert it to 60hz, defeating the purpose. As you can imagine, converting 24fps to 30fps doesn't work out smoothly since you have to duplicate the frames unevenly, creating what they call a jitter that's noticeable to some in slow pans. The conversion is call 2:3 pulldown. Most all HD players for HD-DVD and Blu-ray that output 1080p60 first convert the 1080p24 off the disc to 1080i60, then convert that to 1080p60.

If you choose to wait, most new 1080p models near the end of the year will be new 120hz tvs. What's great about 120hz besides a sharper picture with faster motion, is that 24fps can be divded into it evenly 5 times. So if the tv accepts 24hz 1080p it can duplicate it evenly to 120hz for a smoother picture. Sony has a new a3000 series that might be out in two months that replaces the a2020 series. I think Mitsubishi's new 833 diamond series DLP are 120hz, but it's real expensive being their high end model.

No. Most developers are making there games at 720p. Also color and contrast are probably more important to your eye than 1080p. That only makes the image clearer, not more vibrant.

I swear I just cannot see THAT much of a difference between 1080i & 1080p... =S

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