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walmesdan · 28-06-2013, 18:33

I have a YouView box (retail version)...just a quick question....which is the best setting for the HDMI 1080p or 1080i ....& what is the difference between them both.

My TV handles both.....only thing I notice is when in 1080p the picture is slightly better with fast moving pictures (football etc) where as 1080i seems a better picture (slightly) with stills or close up.

Sorry if this as been asked (& answered) before but I've done a search but found nothing about the HDMI settings.

David Waine · 28-06-2013, 22:13

1080i means that the picture is made up of two interlaced scans of 540 vertical pixels (or lines, if you like) each. 1080P is a single scan of all 1080 pixels. As you have noticed, 1080P handles rapid motion better, but there should be no difference on static subjects. 1080i is normally used for older or cheaper HD TVs that did not have the resolution to cope with 1080P. Pretty well all LED/LCD sets of 32" or more, as well as all plasmas of 46" or more can handle 1080P these days. As your set can manage 1080P, that is the setting you should use.

barbeler · 28-06-2013, 22:43

I feel sure that the picture looks ever so slightly better in 1080i, so I've left it at that.

walmesdan · 28-06-2013, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Waine

1080i means that the picture is made up of two interlaced scans of 540 vertical pixels (or lines, if you like) each. 1080P is a single scan of all 1080 pixels. As you have noticed, 1080P handles rapid motion better, but there should be no difference on static subjects. 1080i is normally used for older or cheaper HD TVs that did not have the resolution to cope with 1080P. Pretty well all LED/LCD sets of 32" or more, as well as all plasmas of 46" or more can handle 1080P these days. As your set can manage 1080P, that is the setting you should use.

Thanks for your reply David. That has made it clear for me.

Colin_London · 29-06-2013, 10:49

Except there could be a complication with the Youview box. Apparently, like the Fox HDR-T2, the native output from the decoder is 1080i, and it then goes through a separate de-interlacer to make it 1080p. Selecting 1080i takes that unit out of circuit.

Your 1080p HDTV has the same deinterlacing circuitry in it for coping with a 1080i input, to produce a signal that can be displayed progressively on the LED screen.

So it comes down to which bit of circuitry (that in the Youview box, or that in your TV) you think does the job better!

I have my Youview box set to 1080i as it seems to crash less if I do (I think I have a heat problem)

EDIT; See Post 6 on this thread!
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1485720

smcbeath · 30-06-2013, 11:14

@ colin_london

I am pretty sure that my fan doesn't kick in at any point either. So I bought 2x120mm usb fans for my box -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coolerguys-1...omputers_img_y

I currently have my box upside down with the 2 fans on top pumping cold air in. They are piggy backed into the front usb port and they still work while in standby mode. I can actually feel the cold air being blown out the back. I think my box looks prettier now

Probably have to blu tack them on and build a little stand before I can turn the box back around.

I was looking at cooling pad for laptops but I wanted full control of where to put the fans/over the vents.

28-06-2013, 18:33	#1
walmesdan Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Llanelli, South-West Wales Posts: 590	YouView HD settings... I have a YouView box (retail version)...just a quick question....which is the best setting for the HDMI 1080p or 1080i ....& what is the difference between them both. My TV handles both.....only thing I notice is when in 1080p the picture is slightly better with fast moving pictures (football etc) where as 1080i seems a better picture (slightly) with stills or close up. Sorry if this as been asked (& answered) before but I've done a search but found nothing about the HDMI settings.

28-06-2013, 22:13	#2
David Waine Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: UK Posts: 2,270	1080i means that the picture is made up of two interlaced scans of 540 vertical pixels (or lines, if you like) each. 1080P is a single scan of all 1080 pixels. As you have noticed, 1080P handles rapid motion better, but there should be no difference on static subjects. 1080i is normally used for older or cheaper HD TVs that did not have the resolution to cope with 1080P. Pretty well all LED/LCD sets of 32" or more, as well as all plasmas of 46" or more can handle 1080P these days. As your set can manage 1080P, that is the setting you should use.

28-06-2013, 22:43	#3
barbeler Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11,705	I feel sure that the picture looks ever so slightly better in 1080i, so I've left it at that.

28-06-2013, 22:48	#4
walmesdan Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Llanelli, South-West Wales Posts: 590	Quote: Originally Posted by David Waine 1080i means that the picture is made up of two interlaced scans of 540 vertical pixels (or lines, if you like) each. 1080P is a single scan of all 1080 pixels. As you have noticed, 1080P handles rapid motion better, but there should be no difference on static subjects. 1080i is normally used for older or cheaper HD TVs that did not have the resolution to cope with 1080P. Pretty well all LED/LCD sets of 32" or more, as well as all plasmas of 46" or more can handle 1080P these days. As your set can manage 1080P, that is the setting you should use. Thanks for your reply David. That has made it clear for me.

29-06-2013, 10:49	#5
Colin_London Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 3,866	Except there could be a complication with the Youview box. Apparently, like the Fox HDR-T2, the native output from the decoder is 1080i, and it then goes through a separate de-interlacer to make it 1080p. Selecting 1080i takes that unit out of circuit. Your 1080p HDTV has the same deinterlacing circuitry in it for coping with a 1080i input, to produce a signal that can be displayed progressively on the LED screen. So it comes down to which bit of circuitry (that in the Youview box, or that in your TV) you think does the job better! I have my Youview box set to 1080i as it seems to crash less if I do (I think I have a heat problem) EDIT; See Post 6 on this thread! http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1485720

30-06-2013, 11:14	#6
smcbeath Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,247	@ colin_london I am pretty sure that my fan doesn't kick in at any point either. So I bought 2x120mm usb fans for my box - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coolerguys-1...omputers_img_y I currently have my box upside down with the 2 fans on top pumping cold air in. They are piggy backed into the front usb port and they still work while in standby mode. I can actually feel the cold air being blown out the back. I think my box looks prettier now Probably have to blu tack them on and build a little stand before I can turn the box back around. I was looking at cooling pad for laptops but I wanted full control of where to put the fans/over the vents.

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