Hooya Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) I have this tv: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-TX-P2675WH-2...V/dp/B0002KQR3C It's not much compared to what some people especially around here have, but for my budget when I got it and the size of my apartment, I really couldn't justify anything else. It's 26in. and supports 480i/p 720p and 1080i I know that 1080p is useless on TVs less than 40in or so, so I know it's no big deal that I this TV doesn't support it. But with that in mind, how much better would 1080i be than 720p? Wouldn't 720p look better on this set because the screen size is only so large and therefore the resolution wouldn't be noticeable, but at 720p there is the added benefit of the progressive scan? Right? Or does this TV really just "support" 1080i, meaning that it down samples it to 720p anyway, so there literally is no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted January 8, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 8, 2007 This set natively does 1080i. Most tubes do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_kane81 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Can't remember where I saw it, but I believe that everything is scaled to 540p when outputted. (for CRT that is) ie. it can accept different timings like 480i/p /720p /1080i, but the TV internally scales it down to a 540p image. 1080i / 2 = 540p So from what I read ages ago, it doesn't do a real 1080i native image.... but what I read could have been wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted January 8, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 8, 2007 Can't remember where I saw it, but I believe that everything is scaled to 540p when outputted. (for CRT that is)ie. it can accept different timings like 480i/p /720p /1080i, but the TV internally scales it down to a 540p image. 1080i / 2 = 540p So from what I read ages ago, it doesn't do a real 1080i native image.... but what I read could have been wrong... Yeah, with 800 lines of resolution, it's definitely not true 1080i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mluu510 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 i think 720p is the best hd res because virtually all monitors support it, games can run smoother and have more detail than running in 1080i/p, and less cpu processing for 720p than 1080p. most people can't tell the difference between 720p and 1080p. at 1080p, the only detail you're really getting is movie grains because their camera aren't advanced enough to film in at least 1080p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 To be honest, I don't see any difference at all between 720p and 1080i. I played Test Drive Unlimited on the Xbox 360 in both resolutions, and I saw no difference whatsoever. I heard that 720p is meant to run faster, but it was the same, unless this applies to other games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 To be honest, I don't see any difference at all between 720p and 1080i. If you did this test on the same screen, you did it for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooya Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 If you did this test on the same screen, you did it for nothing. but dude, that's my point. I only have one screen. Obviously on a much larger TV the 1080 might make a difference, but I don't have that screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted January 11, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2007 but dude, that's my point. I only have one screen. Obviously on a much larger TV the 1080 might make a difference, but I don't have that screen. His point is that no matter what res you chose, 720p or 1080i, you wound up seeing the same exact resolution because your set scaled the input to it's native resolution anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 but dude, that's my point. I only have one screen. Obviously on a much larger TV the 1080 might make a difference, but I don't have that screen. His point is that no matter what res you chose, 720p or 1080i, you wound up seeing the same exact resolution because your set scaled the input to it's native resolution anyway. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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