1080i or 720p

Dr Who · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:59

Which is best?

ScarySquirrel · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:00

I think it is down to the TV and personal preference. I use 720p but have never actually tried 1080i so can't really comment

InsomniaCalls · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:01

Matter of opinion really.
1080i looks better on my sammy le32n73.

Dr Who · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:01

both look very good to me, its a 43 inch Sagem DLP...

It wont do 1080p so thats never gonna be an issue...

DaveyD · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:13

It varies on the TV / monitor, some like one, some the other. This thread gets started every week,

Begbie · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:21

720p is supposedly better for gaming as it refreshes quicker. I prefer it, although thats native res of my tv, Hitachi 26ld something.

The $6m Dan · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:43

I don't understand how 1080i can be good for a set that has a native resolution of 720p
The 360 has to upscale the image and then the tv has to downscale it again.
I can see how it would be beneficial for a 24" monitor though.

Kreeeee · 4 Jan 2007 at 14:15

The $6m Dan said:
I don't understand how 1080i can be good for a set that has a native resolution of 720p
The 360 has to upscale the image and then the tv has to downscale it again.
I can see how it would be beneficial for a 24" monitor though.

most sets aren't 720p though, they're 1366*768 which makes the world of difference when deciding between 720p and 1080i. I prefer 720p though because the blurry edges in motion on 1080i annoy me.

e36Adz · 4 Jan 2007 at 14:22

I couldn't really notice any difference between them on my 26" samsung LCD, so I've since left it on 1080i.

ElRazur · 4 Jan 2007 at 14:41

I have tried both and to be honest, i aint seen much difference apart from when i tried the F1 demore on 720....which i thought the colour wasnt as good when set to 1080i....

Margaret · 4 Jan 2007 at 15:51

begbo said:
720p is supposedly better for gaming as it refreshes quicker.

Makes no difference really. I use 1080i because it looks sharper.

Begbie · 4 Jan 2007 at 16:18

Owell, i prefer 720 as screens only 26inch and nat res. Depends on everybody's own eyes though.

Margaret · 4 Jan 2007 at 16:23

begbo said:
Owell, i prefer 720 as screens only 26inch and nat res. Depends on everybody's own eyes though.

Mines only 20 inch

, but yeah still looks a tad better.

djjuk · 4 Jan 2007 at 19:20

720P here, although to be honest it is hard to tell the difference it seems.

tomanders91 · 4 Jan 2007 at 21:10

720p is better for fast moving gaming(all games basicly), 1080i better for still images. Its a proven fact just google it.

TONY · 4 Jan 2007 at 21:37

I use 1080i and think it does look better than 720p, but then again my tv's native res is 1920x1080 so it should look better really and I also don't notice any increase in motion blur either.

RoachycaL · 4 Jan 2007 at 21:41

I dont know about anybody else but:

I got a new Goodmans 32". - I tried it on 1080i first and didnt think there was much improvement, especially on GRAW it ran slower and the graphics looked like they had been toned down in some places. I then tried 1080p which was even worse. Im now running it on 720P which runs really smooth and everything looked brilliant and even better than that, nothing had been toned down.

The Goodmans is an incredible TV for the price by the way. I might make a thread with some pics if anyone's interested.

Sirrel Squirrel · 5 Jan 2007 at 00:45

1080p here on my Dell 2407

looks lush! Before I had the vga cable though I found 720p through component better than 1080i

pinkaardvark · 5 Jan 2007 at 01:56

tomanders91 said:
720p is better for fast moving gaming(all games basicly), 1080i better for still images. Its a proven fact just google it.

I'd argue that 1080i was only better than 720p for still images if the source material is at 1080p definition, otherwise and in the case of the 360 your just upsampling something from a 720p source which all 360 stuff is internally rendered in. So I'd only use 1080i for looking at content I had put onto the 360 like home photos etc.

Margaret · 5 Jan 2007 at 02:00

I don't really see a big difference between 720p and 1080i in games, for me though 1080i has always been sharper.