What is the difference between 1080i and 1080p?
Does anyone know what the difference between an HDTV with a 1080i resolution and a HDTV with a 1080p resolution? I dont get what the difference is between the ‘i’ and the ‘p’.
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i = interlaced & p = progressive.
I saw a TV geek complaining about not being able to get 1080i – but in the end, 1080p is probably enough for most of us.
correct interlaced and progressive. progressivley scanned with give an even better picture than interlaced, BUT, thats only if a 1080p source is being filtered to your tv. go to a local store and see, honestly,now is not the time to buy,maybe 3-5 years,because of limited sources to play in 1080p.visually you can see the difference side by side, but 1080i/720p, in your living room by itself will be the best for practicality, and price
“I” means interlaced. “P” means progressive. The tv displays vertical lines of resolution. Interlaced pictures display the odd nubered lines of the picture and 1/60th of a second later diplays the even numbered lines. Progressive holds the odd numbered lines in place until the evens appear. In theory then, p is twice as good a picture as i, but most people can tell little if any difference, especially on smaller screens. 1080p is the best HD available right now.
The above answers are right, but what you should know is that there really isn’t any choice to be made between the two in nearly all the sets available today. Nearly all new sets use “fixed-pixel” display technology and these are ALL (with one exception) progressive scan displays. It is true that much HDTV is broadcast in 1080i (720p is the only other used). But if you get a plasma, LCD or DLP TV you will be watching whatever the screen resolution is. If the set has a 1280×720-pixel screen, it will display 720p; if it has a 1920×1080-pixel screen, it will display 1080p. This is regardess of what is being broadcast or what is coming from your DVD player–the set will convert it to the screen format, which is always p. In summary, you don’t need to be concerned about it, because you can’t do anything about it.