whats the Difference VISUALLY between 720p/1080i/1080p ??

well , i juss got a Toshiba 32" LCD HDTV

but thru my 360 i dont rly see any differences between them

but whats da best?

and sorry for postin this on SW, there is no forum here thats especialized with this stuff.

I like 720p the best

Yes there is ... the 2 Hardware forums ... General Hardware & PC Hardware.

1080P.

Not much of a difference between 720p and 1080i, 1080p displays even more pixels so it will be clearer, even higher definition than 720p.

Not many games use 1080p natively, most are 720p/1080i, which is probably why you don't notice a big difference.

In all honesty, with a 32" display, unless you are sitting right on top of your display, you will not notice a difference between them.

In larger displays (Over 42" or so) you would possibly see a difference between 720p and 1080p, but it would be a slight difference. It would appear to be slightly more detailed.

As for the i/p debate, p is almost always a better choice for smoothness, as really fast moving images (such as action movies or fighting games) would likely have some tearing due to the nature of interlace displays.

well , i juss got a Toshiba 32" LCD HDTV.

but thru my 360 i dont rly see any differences between them

but whats da best?

and sorry for postin this on SW, there is no forum here thats especialized with this stuff.

FFseries_Fan

On a 32" TV, you probably wouldn't. First off, if it is a 720p native TV, then the 1080i/p signal will be downgraded to 720p. Secondly, if it is a 1080p TV, you would have to be practically sitting right in front of the TV to be able to see the pixels enough to spot the difference. Generally you need a larger TV to notice the difference at normal viewing distances.

You would see even less difference if it is a 720p source being upscaled by the Xbox. The Xbox would be scaling, which doesn't create any new detail. Your TV (assuming it's a 1080p) scales automatically when given a 720p source. Otherwise the picture would occupy a smaller rectangle half the size of the screen.

The added detail of a true 1080p source would mean you would see less visible pixelation. Included in that would be less visibile aliasing, even in the absence of AA. Aliasing is exagerated when upscaling, as evidenced in Halo 3 and COD4.

well , i juss got a Toshiba 32" LCD HDTV

but thru my 360 i dont rly see any differences between them

but whats da best?

and sorry for postin this on SW, there is no forum here thats especialized with this stuff.

FFseries_Fan

1080p is the best but there is a lot of debate over whether or not people even notice. Supposedly the differences only become apparant as TVs get bigger or you sit closer to the screen (I believe).

There is also a lot of debate over whether or not 720p or 1080i is better. Again, most people can't tell the difference between the two. But the debate is around the fact that 720 p renders all lines of resolution at once per frame. So with every frame you get a full 720 lines of resolution. With 1080i you only get HALF per frame. So technically each frame is rendered at 540 lines of resolution but they flicker back and forth (or interlaced). You only get the full 1080 lines after two frames have been shown. Of course, because the brain can't see the flickering between two frames, it creates the image of 1080 lines being shown.

So technically 1080p is the best, but you may not notice a difference. It sounds like a toss-up between 720p/1080i, but personally, I would just go with 720p. They seem to be cheaper sets than those that do 1080i is some cases.

I bought a 1080p Samsung that does the 120hz. I'm pretty happy with it. I figure if you are buying a TV and plan to stick with it for a while, you may as well get the best specs you can get. Especially if you are like me and shop around a lot to make sure you are getting the best possible deal. Because no matter what TV you go with these days, it's going to plummet in price a year later. Might as well get a good deal right away so you don't feel ripped off 6 months later.

This forum is probably going to be locked lol but 720p is Better than 1080i If rummage around the net you'll see differences 720p is much sharper and crisper as for 1080p it's still new and not even many blurays or games run it righ now lol but i'd give it a few years before 1080p makes a huge impression!Solid_Max13

Errr 720p is not sharper and crisper, it's much smoother (much negated by a good de-interlacer), but 1080i still hold more pixel detail even in transition of motion, and in static images beats 720p without a problem.

There is a reason why on big sets it's hard to tell the difference between a clean, true 1080i and 1080p picture.

Thats being said for sports, I love 720p...but for movies...1080i.

on your size tv there's not much difference. 1080p is better but not noticable at regular viewing distance on your tv. might as well have a 720p/1080i tv at that sizeOntain

True, its more noticable on a PC.

For instance 720 P equivilant Crysis looks DIRE compared to 1050P.

Everyone knows about resolution as they know a digital camera of 4MP is better(in theory) than a 2MP or 1MP one. Can you tell the difference between a photo with 2MP and one with 0.9MP ?

1600p - 2560x1600 - 4.2 Megapixels

1080p - 1920x1080 - 2 Megapixels

720p - 1280x720 - 0.9 Megapixels