[QUOTE="captainhowdy23"][QUOTE="TimothyB"] [QUOTE="guyhunter"]Progressive > Interlaced ALWAYS!TimothyB
How can you say that? There are too many variables. Not like one tv does both 720p and 1080i, so usually the best resolution to use is the one native to the tv. A 1080i tv, use 1080i and so on and 1080i would look great because to your human eye you think you are seeing a full 1080p image. Then a 1080p TV, giving that 1080i from say a Blu-ray will actually result in 1080p because 1080i60 is the same as 1080p at 30fps.
All the 1080p tv needs to do is inverse teceline to convert that 1080i back to progressive. In that case, 1080i is basically1080p, obviously better than 720p. Progressive is not always better than Interlaced unless comparing the same resolution, like 1080i60 vs 1080p60. And like the other poster, higher res > low res works better.
Even the PS3 to do 1080p playback from blu-ray must first convert 1080p24 off the disc to 1080i60 then to 1080p60, so it's actually 1080i at one point in the process. Thats the way it works except in cases of players that output 1080p24 straight from the disc.
Thanks for the information I thought I wasn't going to get the best out of my t.v. because it only could go up to 1080i this was really helpfil thank you again.
If it's a 720p tv that can accept 1080i, that's still good. I mean, if all games were 1080p, and all HD movies razor sharp to take advantage of 1080p, then I might want it. But as it is, 720p HD movies still look great at 55inches, and most games are 720p. In 3 years there will probably be a better type of tv and all 1080p for less than I paid for my 720p tv.
Nice this was helpful :), my t.v. does 1080i only so this is really good information. 
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