Here is some good hddvd news
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=931479
I think this is fairly significant.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=931479
I think this is fairly significant.
Question is there really a noticable difference in 1080i over 1080p? It would seem there isn't really much of a difference unless you plan on getting a 60" or bigger.
Question is there really a noticable difference in 1080i over 1080p?
Yeah, I can see the difference on even a 46" screen. They say a 1080p television will take a 1080i signal and deinterlace it for you to 1080p, but for some reason, I do see the difference on Sony Bravias and Samsung 1080p lcd televisions.
Also the lack of 5.1 channel analogue outputs kills the deal for me (put probably not for most).
I can see the difference on my 50" Sony LCoS tv, as well. It's not huge, though. And the reason you still notice it even though the tv's are supposed to deinterlace it for you is because some tv's have better processors than others for that kind of thing. The Sony's, IMO, are better, but, it's still noticeable.
Get an HDMI receiver ya cheap *******!
This guy disagrees with me: http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymorrison/0807061080iv1080p/
But I'm still noticing it on high-end televisions.
My 5.1 channel headphones uses a proprietary amplifier . . . I'd explain it in more detail, but that wouldn't resolve my issue.
or the fact that I'm using component cables on the 360. THAT wouldn't surprise me to find out that's the perceived difference I'm seeing now that I think about it.
Yeah, that may be the case. In my testing, I think quite simply Oppo dvd players and Toshiba HD-DVD players simply have better scalers and de-interlacers than some of these televisions.
That's also quite possible. I wish my stupid cable company would use mpeg4 compression for their HD broadcasts.
Yeah, I actually notice over the air 1080i HD broadcasts look better than cable 1080i HD broadcasts.
I think the main point of this is market penetration though.