"So, you don't think 1080p is going to help at all when it comes to displaying 1080i on the screen? "
In a word, no.
You can't get blood from a stone. You can make a 1920x1080 image out of a 1920x540 image, but you're not actually getting 540 lines worth of extra detail - in fact you're getting *no* extra detail, and in fact may be getting less depending on what method the scaler is using to deinterlace.
Which is not to say upconverted 1080p is necessarily worse than native 1080i. But it's not necessarily better either.
Native 1080p is a whole different story. Then you're talking around 35% (or so) more actual data, and actual extra detail on those extra lines. But unfortunately, this set cannot accept native 1080p, and I agree with the first poster - you shouldn't be able to advertise 1080p if your set can't even accept a native 1080p source.
And yes, it makes a *huge* difference if you plan to use your PC with this TV, which a lot of people do these days. PC HDTV tuners, Media Centers, PC gaming, all very popular in combination with hdtv's. And you can't use a native PC 1080p resolution (PC's are by nature progressive) with a TV like this.
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Jeff @ Dec 23rd 2005 2:54PM
"So, you don't think 1080p is going to help at all when it comes to displaying 1080i on the screen? "
In a word, no.
You can't get blood from a stone. You can make a 1920x1080 image out of a 1920x540 image, but you're not actually getting 540 lines worth of extra detail - in fact you're getting *no* extra detail, and in fact may be getting less depending on what method the scaler is using to deinterlace.
Which is not to say upconverted 1080p is necessarily worse than native 1080i. But it's not necessarily better either.
Native 1080p is a whole different story. Then you're talking around 35% (or so) more actual data, and actual extra detail on those extra lines. But unfortunately, this set cannot accept native 1080p, and I agree with the first poster - you shouldn't be able to advertise 1080p if your set can't even accept a native 1080p source.
And yes, it makes a *huge* difference if you plan to use your PC with this TV, which a lot of people do these days. PC HDTV tuners, Media Centers, PC gaming, all very popular in combination with hdtv's. And you can't use a native PC 1080p resolution (PC's are by nature progressive) with a TV like this.