What in the world is the difference between 480i &amp; 480p or even 1080i &amp; 1080p, Is it the overall picture resolution?
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Yes, 640 "480" pixels and 1920 "1080" it is the resolution. The P or I is a little more complex but it means progressive or interlaced. Progressive gives the full frame every frame but interlaced with give horizontal frame and then the vertical frame back and forth. Progressive is much better than interlaced because it is capable of giving more full frames per second. Imagine 60 frames per second, you would get 30 horizontal frames and 30 vertical with interlaced. With progressive you would get all 60 vertical and horizontal at the same time, as the whole picture doesn't go back and forth. The end result is a more fluent picture with progressive. I'm not a pro or anything but this is my general understanding.
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I go 720p. I beleive its a higher quality image. Either way they dont broadcast in 1080i i beleive 720 is the highest they broadcast at the moment on cable boxes. I know my local time warner does not broadcast at 1080
2010281
Under compare item it states it's a 720 but then below it states it is a 1080p.
687513
lol read the description. there are like 4 areas where they discuss all the specs of this. This one is 1080p 16:9.
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I am not even sure why they have Full HD 1080i, you can't stretch 640x480 into HD and not loose quality. Videos look great on my computer though.
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Nancy, It is neither. It's a 720p. At 26 inches, diagonally measured, a 1080p or i is not going to provide a better picture. That's why most manufacturers have simply stopped making TV's at this size with 10890p or i projection. Of course, the TV will accept a 1080 p or i signal but you would never be able to tell the difference in the projection of that picture.
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Yes. 1080i gets converted to 720p as the TV's native resolution is 720p (it doesn't have enough pixels to display 1080 lines of information). But it shouldn't really matter, as the difference between 720p and true 1080i (or even 1080p) is going to be almost imperceptible on a 26" set.
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Please read this and if it doesn't answer your question, then rephrase it and I will attempt to help. www.cnet.com/news/what-is-1080p24/
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1080p gives you a superior image, but the DVD player only upscales a 480p image to these much higher resolutions. Think of it as being translated to 1080i/p, your image quality doesn't vastly improve. So, as far as a 1080p vs 1080i dvd player, the argument is a moot point since the DVD's image cannot improve beyond a 480p image.
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720p, but since it's only a 32" tv, there's no discernible difference b/w 720 and 1080.
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The resolution is 720p. However since it is a 42 inch screen it has the same clarity as my 60 inch LG with 1080p. I can't tell any difference between the picture quality between the two.
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I don't understand what you mean by "Is the 100% correct?". The resolution is as stated: 1920 x 1080. But you can change to lower resolution, if you wish.
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854x480 AKA 480p. A bit frustrating that this isn't made clear, in fact my GF thought it was HD when she got it for me. I do everything 720p or better, so I wouldn't have purchased a 480p device for any reason. That being said it's a solid and useful device so I didn't return it.
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The S550 should be set to the highest resolution capability of your HDTV, which, as you said, is 1080P (HDMI, 1080i if you use the component outputs). Some people actually prefer 1080i through HDMI as it may look smoother, but it's largely a matter of the user's preference. At least one can switch between the two.
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are you watching DVDs on an iPod or something? HD makes regular DVDs look like an animal crackers puppet show. Maybe you should try Googleing those "imposed standards" and learn the difference between 480i (DVD) and 1080p (Blu-ray).
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Component can support 1080p, but the current agreements between hardware manufacturers caps implemented resolution at 1080i. This is in order that HDCP over HDMI be allowed to reign supreme over all our media content viewings. If they enabled 1080p over Component, then there would be easy(er) ways to bypass the DRM on High-Def discs and programming.So I doubt you're getting 1080p over component unless you've done some hacking.
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yes I found a chart for this model which says "offers full hd upsampling" I'm sure you realize that upscaled sd sources--i.e. 480i dvds-- can only looks so good when upscaled. in other words it won't look close to true 1080p hd quality. but it will offer noticeable improvement over native 480i. hope this helps. Arkadin