720p vs 1080i

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Psycho Sonny

Psycho Sonny

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right both of these have their advantages and disadvantages over the other, now all i want to know is which is better for my 360, i have a hdtv 32" will i really notice any difference, will games play smoother on one or the other, will dvd's play better on one or the other, will the games run at their max fps on 720p compared to just 30fps max on 1080i? which one do you guys use and why?

im surrently using 720p but ive seen a lot of people using 1080i so i need to know whether i should change or not
 
720p. All games are made to go out at 720 and are upscaled or downscaled accordingly. Progressive (p) is also better for none-static images.
 
I've not tried 1080i personally. I don't see the point as it's inferior tp 720p for everything apart from watching material shot at 24fps.

I have mine set at 720p, because A) it's progressive, meaning 60 FULL frames a second; and B) It's the closest resolution to my TV.

It makes no difference to DVD playback when you use the component cable (so far) as DVDs get output at 576p for Pal discs and 480p for NTSC discs.
 
If your TV has a full support for 1080i, then try it out, some people say that 1080i looks better on their 360s, but each person is different. 720p should be best overall for games and normal images, until full 1080p comes out on the 360, though almost nobody has got sets that can truly display this anyway.
 
i'd suggest that if you really can't tell from using it, then maybe it doesn't mastter?
However, in general terms, 1080i is far better in still or slow moving pictures, whereas 720p is far better with a fast moving picture. This tends to mean that 720p is the prefered resolution for the vast majority of video games.
Also to be noted is that the perceived difference between 480p ad 720p is far far greater than between 720p and 1080p (unless you are looking at an enormous screen sixe).
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.....should mention I've had a few beers, so if his appears a little curt, or non-sensicle, then I apologise!
 
as mentioned, anything that shifts at above 25 frames a sec you should stick with a progressive signal. other you can get weird effects.

1080i is great for static images and movies though
 
I use 1080i on my 32" Toshiba 32WLT66. For adventure/rpgs I think it gives a sharper image.

That being said I did prefer (just) 720p for Burnout: Revenge.
 
What about running the 360 using the HD VGA cable? Im using the offical HD VGA cable in my Dell 2407, and u dont get the 720p/1080i options, instead you get resolution options?

I'm running it at the full res it can take of 1360x768... does this mean I lose frame rate at all on games? Does it make a difference like it does with componant? I've never really used the componant cable so can't tell the diff?
 
keogh said:
What about running the 360 using the HD VGA cable? Im using the offical HD VGA cable in my Dell 2407, and u dont get the 720p/1080i options, instead you get resolution options?

I'm running it at the full res it can take of 1360x768... does this mean I lose frame rate at all on games? Does it make a difference like it does with componant? I've never really used the componant cable so can't tell the diff?
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In theory you shouldnt lose any res.

The 360's native res is 1280x720. So if anything, it is just upscaling by the smallest amount. Personally, I use that exact same res on my monitor.
 
The VGA cable at any of the 1280 x xxx resolutions and 1360x768 resolution will scale up ever so slightly. There shouldn't be any difference in frames or anything, as it's still being scaled from 720p, which is 1280x720 resolution.
 
smcshaw said:
I use 1080i on my 32" Toshiba 32WLT66. For adventure/rpgs I think it gives a sharper image.

That being said I did prefer (just) 720p for Burnout: Revenge.
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I have same TV and I can't tell any difference between 720p and 1080i on any type of game TBH.
 
Andy298 said:
I have same TV and I can't tell any difference between 720p and 1080i on any type of game TBH.
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You're probably right tbh. It's may really be down to the fact I use the media extender stuff to stream pictures and here I find they're slightly sharper.
 
DaveyD said:
The VGA cable at any of the 1280 x xxx resolutions and 1360x768 resolution will scale up ever so slightly. There shouldn't be any difference in frames or anything, as it's still being scaled from 720p, which is 1280x720 resolution.
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What happens at lower resolutions through VGA? Think the max on my TV is 1024 x 768. Never really understood how good or bad the picture actually is on mine compared to other display methods.
 
smcshaw said:
You're probably right tbh. It's may really be down to the fact I use the media extender stuff to stream pictures and here I find they're slightly sharper.
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Yeh I use that too.... well I have it set up but not actually used it :D
Might give it a go later see if I can see a difference on my photos.
 
/whooooooosh, over my head.

Haven't got a clue what all this 720p and 1080i stuff is. All I remember is way back in the Amiga days, Interlaced was more flickery.

Anyway, my monitor. If I've plugged my 360 into it, then what is it running if I've set the res to max? Is the image been upscaled from 720 to (I think it's 1024) or is the image been downscaled from 1080 to 1024? And is it a P or an I.
 
~J~ said:
/whooooooosh, over my head.

Haven't got a clue what all this 720p and 1080i stuff is. All I remember is way back in the Amiga days, Interlaced was more flickery.

Anyway, my monitor. If I've plugged my 360 into it, then what is it running if I've set the res to max? Is the image been upscaled from 720 to (I think it's 1024) or is the image been downscaled from 1080 to 1024? And is it a P or an I.
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Keep it simple and just know it's resolution :D
If your monitors max is 1024 x 1280 then the 360 would upscale from 720, I think, as all games are rendered at 720.
 
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What's the point of HD res, if games (Saints Row) can't handle the data fast enough to play the games smoothly?
 
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