the i stands for interlaced, the p stands for progressive... I've noticed on R&C the screen has minimal tearing on interlaced mode, where as on 1080p or 720p it does not, but as far as movies go 1080i is as good as 1080p in my experience...
1080i will look "as good" as 1080p because when the blu-ray movie is playing it's decoded to 1080p and then interlaced. When you play a game, you should use 720p because most games that support 1080i/1080p render to a 540p framebuffer and scale up to 1080i/1080p. So you're actually getting better clarity with 720p.
It really depends on what you're doing, what you're watching, and what you're watching it on. Check reviews on the deinterlacing capabilities of your display. If it doesn't rate well on it, you definitely want to use progressive scan. Fast scenes will often show minor blurring on the edges with an interlaced picture. Lastly, most screens from the distance that most people watch them are incapable of displaying the difference of 720p and 1080p to people's eyes. I play and watch my movies on a 120" projection system and even I have to often pay attention to notice the difference between the 2 for most movies (there's a rare few whose encode is so pristine that the difference is so clearly visible). Watch your movies on something smaller? Good luck spotting the differences on a moving picture! :)
yes uh 1080 is higher resolution then 720 so it looks better..expandingeye
1080i is not a higher resolution than 720p. 1080i looks better on a still picture. 720p is better for movement like video or video games. 720p is "cleaner" with actual movement.
[QUOTE="expandingeye"]yes uh 1080 is higher resolution then 720 so it looks better..brownthrilla
1080i is not a higher resolution than 720p. 1080i looks better on a still picture. 720p is better for movement like video or video games. 720p is "cleaner" with actual movement. Also it depends on your T.V's native resolution.
[QUOTE="expandingeye"]yes uh 1080 is higher resolution then 720 so it looks better..brownthrilla
1080i is not a higher resolution than 720p. 1080i looks better on a still picture. 720p is better for movement like video or video games. 720p is "cleaner" with actual movement.
yes 1080i means a higher res, 720p is less resolution but better for fast moving images
the i stands for interlaced, the p stands for progressive... I've noticed on R&C the screen has minimal tearing on interlaced mode, where as on 1080p or 720p it does not, but as far as movies go 1080i is as good as 1080p in my experience...GANGSTA287
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