yes, 1080i could mean 540p, if you want to think of it incorrectly...

Look, if you want to think of it like 540p, which would be wrong, it would be 540x1920= 1,036,800 pixels on-screen at once

So every 2 frames, you'd get the full 2,073,600. It runs at 60 fps, just not the whole image at once, and it's barely noticeable (yes, I own an awesome HDTV, I paid a lot of money for the difference, but chances are if you don't know what to look for, you won't be able to pinpoint it, or even feel left out for not having it)

720p = 720x1280 = 921,600 pixels on-screen at once

1080p = 1080x1920 = 2,073,600 pixels on-screen at once.

So here is what it comes down to, what would you prefer? more pixels on screen? it'll be a sharper image resolution wise, go 1080i (or 1080p if you're me) But 720p takes a hit on the on-screen pixels, but has better color saturation and less motion blur, I'd also say it's sharper, only that isn't fair, because it's only sharper because it's progressive, but it's also at a lower resolution.

Many people report they cannot tell the difference between 1080i/p and 720p. Most games are made for 720p. Blu-ray is made for 1080p. It's really about preference, and I don't let it worry me too much. I let my console decide what to output the game at, and I'll live with that, and I'm all about high resolutions, fidelity, all that crap. Just trust the console, I have every resolution available, and I just let the console choose.

Star Ocean. End of story, in my mind is the best RPG series (looking at the two games that I played).

Then probably Chrono Trigger/Cross

Final Fantasy

Lunar

Tales

Xeno

Sorry I cannot give you a pic, I don't have a digital camera despite the way I love technology, but I know what tv I have, and what it does, and this is it as follows, tell me what you guys think:

Model- Samsung LN-S4095D 40" LCD HDTV

Resolution- 1080p, supports all NTSC resolutions up to 1080p (480i/p, 720p, 1080i/p)

Contrast Ratio- 6,000: dynamic contrast ratio

Response time- 8ms, I've looked, and I see no ghosting

Inputs- 2 HDMI, 2 Component Video, 1 PC input (15-pin D-Sub), and those crappy non-HD inputs that I won't list

Sound output- Optical, good enough

Colors- 12.8 billion colors. Yes, that's right, billion. Do the math, it's 800 colors for every 1 of the normal 16.77 million colors.

Other- not much comes to mind, but it has DNIe (Digital Natural Image enhancer, it helps, but I won't get into it), game mode, PiP (picture in picture, worthless in my mind) HDTV tuner built in, though I use digital cable, so I got the box.

I think it's one of the best HDTV's on the market minus the LN-T models, but it's more than enough to make me happy, what do you guys think? look it up, it's beautiful...

Well...

Professional opinion, and I highly suggest you listen to it-

SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR A PROPER HDTV!!!

Do not stinge out on this, get a Samsung LCD HDTV, one with HDMI, 1080P, and one that has billions of colors (also known as 10-bit processing) you will never be more happy with your purchase. I know I am, trust me, I am a connisseur of HDTV's and I must say with the proper HDTV, you CAN notice the difference of quality between component video cables and HDMI. I love my HDTV, and I want you to love yours too. Trust me, it'll pay off in the longrun, just sit back and wait, save money, and you'll appreciate my advice, there isn't a doubt in my mind.