1080i?

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:10:25 -0800 (PST), "
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I have only one piece of data on that. A few months ago there was a
Blu-ray display at Sam's. One half of the screen was "supposed" to be
Blu-ray 1080p and the other half "not", supposedly either 720p or
1080i, I'm not sure which. There was definitely a difference, with the
Blu-ray far superior, very easy to see. Of course, the purpose of the
display was to get people to buy the Blu-ray player.

FWIW...

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Interesting. What size was the screen??

I don't really remember, but it was a large screen set, probably LCD
of over 40". It was set on top of a table, much higher than you'd
normally watch TV, and since it was alongside an "aisle" it was also
much closer than you'd normally be. All specifically set up to show
the difference I suppose.... but I remember being "blown away" by the
clarity of the 1080p. I have two 1080p sets, one LCD and one DLP, but
no 1080p sources, so I'm accustomed to 1080i/720p content.

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"Naked Gonad" wrote in message
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What about the UK?
Does anyone know if the UK transmits in 1080p?





all uk HD broadcasts are 1080i



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The dog from that film you saw wrote:

"Naked Gonad" wrote in message
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What about the UK?
Does anyone know if the UK transmits in 1080p?





all uk HD broadcasts are 1080i



Cheers.

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On Feb 13, 9:46 am, Anthona wrote:
I have heard of hd resolutions of 720, 1080p and now my lcd info shows
1080i. This is confusing...reminds one of ordering a coke.."do u want
a small drink, medium, large or jumbo...is this what HD is coming to?
another gimmick?

Actually, this is old. 2-3 years ago you saw a lot of sets advertised
w/ 1080i, & many of them got good reviews. But for some reason they
disappeared almost entirely.




the only sets that can show 1080i as 1080i are CRT sets - and nobody wants
those.
you may have saw sets that took a 1080i input - but displayed it as
something else.



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"The dog from that film you saw" wrote:

the only sets that can show 1080i as 1080i are CRT sets - and nobody
wants those.
you may have saw sets that took a 1080i input - but displayed it as
something else.

Really? So my Mitsubishi 1080p set,
when given a 1080i signal, doesn't
show it as 1080i? What then?

Chip

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"The dog from that film you saw" wrote:

the only sets that can show 1080i as 1080i are CRT sets - and nobody
wants those.
you may have saw sets that took a 1080i input - but displayed it as
something else.

Really? So my Mitsubishi 1080p set,
when given a 1080i signal, doesn't
show it as 1080i? What then?




it turns it into 1080p ( not that it magically becomes 1080p quality ) -
your set is a progressive device - it doesn't do interlaced - any interlaced
inputs get turned progressive.




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"The dog from that film you saw" wrote in
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| " wrote in message
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| On Feb 13, 9:46 am, Anthona wrote:
| I have heard of hd resolutions of 720, 1080p and now my lcd info shows
| 1080i. This is confusing...reminds one of ordering a coke.."do u want
| a small drink, medium, large or jumbo...is this what HD is coming to?
| another gimmick?
|
| Actually, this is old. 2-3 years ago you saw a lot of sets advertised
| w/ 1080i, & many of them got good reviews. But for some reason they
| disappeared almost entirely.
|
|
|
|
| the only sets that can show 1080i as 1080i are CRT sets - and nobody wants
| those.
| you may have saw sets that took a 1080i input - but displayed it as
| something else.
|
| --
| Gareth.
|
| that fly...... is your magic wand....

Nobody?
I am very happy with my Sony 30XS955
CRTs are still the gold standard for blacks/contrast ratio, though newer
flat screens are catching up.
I am also very happy with it because I don't plan on moving it!

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Richard Harison

Anthona wrote:

I have heard of hd resolutions of 720, 1080p and now my lcd info shows
1080i. This is confusing...reminds one of ordering a coke.."do u want
a small drink, medium, large or jumbo...is this what HD is coming to?
another gimmick?

720p and 1080i have been around for a long time. 1080p is the "newby."

Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i

"Richard Harison" wrote in message
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| the only sets that can show 1080i as 1080i are CRT sets - and nobody
wants
| those.
| you may have saw sets that took a 1080i input - but displayed it as
| something else.
|



Nobody?
I am very happy with my Sony 30XS955
CRTs are still the gold standard for blacks/contrast ratio, though newer
flat screens are catching up.
I am also very happy with it because I don't plan on moving it!






when i say nobody, i mean the shops dont want to stock them , and if they
did, most people would rather have a large flat, hang on the wall device.




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Gareth.

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"The dog from that film you saw" wrote in
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| "Richard Harison" wrote in message
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| | the only sets that can show 1080i as 1080i are CRT sets - and nobody
| wants
| | those.
| | you may have saw sets that took a 1080i input - but displayed it as
| | something else.
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| Nobody?
| I am very happy with my Sony 30XS955
| CRTs are still the gold standard for blacks/contrast ratio, though newer
| flat screens are catching up.
| I am also very happy with it because I don't plan on moving it!
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| when i say nobody, i mean the shops dont want to stock them , and if they
| did, most people would rather have a large flat, hang on the wall device.
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| --
| Gareth.
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| that fly...... is your magic wand....

Comprendo!

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Richard Harison