1080i or 720p?

[Lkr]

Alright, I have an Olevia 323v 23" LCD TV hooked up to a ViP211 via HDMI, and I'm sure this is discussed daily, but should I be at 1080i or 720p? I sit about 3 feet away from the screen at most times, so I prefer whichever gives me a more crisp feel up close.

 

[Peter Parker]

Try each one and make a decision based on which loks better to you. there are alot of variables here and in the end all that really matters is what looks good to you.

 

[btedford]

1080i is the better picture because it is a higher resolution. ESPN and some channels broadcast in 720p but 1080 is Full HD.

 

[KAB]

On a 23" set, it won't make any difference.

 

[gadgtfreek]

I dont think youd notice on that tv. That being said, I always change the box resolution to the native of the channel and let my tv do the work.

 

[griz_fan]

1080i is the better picture because it is a higher resolution. ESPN and some channels broadcast in 720p but 1080 is Full HD.

Marketing BS. 720P is every bit as much HD as 1080i. One has higher resolution, one is progressive scan. Both are very high quality. All digital displays, such as an LCD, are progressive scan. There is no such thing as a 1080i LCD. It might be able to accept an interlaced signal, but it will be de-interlaced.

So, for the original poster, try both, see what looks best to you. Your Olevia 323v is considered a 720P TV (though the actual native resolution is 1366x768). With either source, the TV will need to scale it to match its native resolution, but if you send it a 720p signal, the TV won't have to de-interlace. But, as others have mentioned, try both, see what you like.

 

[btedford]

well think of it this way:

720: 1280x720

compared to

1080: 1920x1080

 

[gadgtfreek]

well think of it this way:

720: 1280x720

compared to

1080: 1920x1080

1080 is the greater resolution anyway.

Not necessarily. Too many worry with the "number"

Read this to get started then google some more.

720p - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Ronnie-]

Not necessarily. Too many worry with the "number"

Read this to get started then google some more.

720p - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I agree. Resolution is only one, and in many cases, the least important, of the factors that make for good PQ.

In the OPs case I dont think he will tell much of a difference (when it comes to a simple numer of pixels) if any. But try both and see what looks better.

 

[John Kotches]

On a 23" set, it won't make any difference.

3' from a 23" diagonal? Yes, he would.

For 720p content, the best solution is to output 720p.

For 1080i content, you have to see which looks better -- you're testing deinterlacing here. Either the display or the set top box. Whichever looks best is the right answer.

Cheers,

 

[Miggity]

1080i is the better picture because it is a higher resolution. ESPN and some channels broadcast in 720p but 1080 is Full HD.

not so fast. interesting argument for 720p > 1080i:

YouTube - 720p vs 1080i HD Explained


it sold me. ive been rocking 720p since.

 

[8bitbytes]

not so fast. interesting argument for 720p > 1080i:

YouTube - 720p vs 1080i HD Explained


it sold me. ive been rocking 720p since.

There's some bad info in that video.

As was mentioned, what looks best to you is all that matters.

 

[daboogas94e]

a 720P will always look better than the 1080i picture

 

[btedford]

on Football, Baseball etc, I do refer back to 720p and everything else I use 1080i.

The one thing that I will say is that with Charter Communications their MOXI box would show the content in its native resolution. So when I would change channels like from NBC to ABC, it would switch from 1080i (NBC) to 720p (ABC), and with SD it would be 480i, which I do miss that feature and I wish Dish's VIP722 would do that.

 

[destrada]

a 720P will always look better than the 1080i picture

When done correctly 1080i can look just as good if not better than 720p i.e. our local CBS station has no substations up until about 3 weeks ago. During NFL season I much prefered CBS's picture over our Fox's 720p (no substations) picture. But again, it's all a matter of taste in the end.

 

[8bitbytes]

a 720P will always look better than the 1080i picture

Only on a 720p display.

 

[griz_fan]

But remember - The OP has a TV that displays at 720p. So, what ever you wind up having the Dish receiver output as, it will wind up as 720p, just how many times does the image need to be processed before it is displayed? And, what does a better job of processing, too?

Let's say you're watching a game on ESPN, which is 720p source material. You set the receiver to output at 1080i. So, the dish box upscales and re-interlaces the image to 1080i, outputs it to the TV, which then downscales and deinterlaces the image back to 720p. Native passthrough would be a nice feature, but lacking that, my vote is to minimize the number of times the image gets processed. So, 720p for the output.

And yes, people do get far too hung-up on resolution. If you want a good looking picture, worry more about getting the contrast ratio and color decoding dialed in, resolution plays a smaller roll in overall picture quality than these two items.

 

[Rey]

On a 23" set, it won't make any difference.

that is true but you should still set it at the highest resolution available. why not?

 

[darrencp22]

On a 23" set, it won't make any difference.

I second this... you wont notice any difference until you get above 50"... even though there is debate which is better as one is progressive and one interlaced. Some believe 720 p is better because of motion blur.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Menu-6-8 is very easy to me