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1080i/1080p player/TV
eqr
01-04-2007
Hi

Can someone tell me if these two formats are compatible with each other? I mean does a 1080i video player work with a 1080p HDTV and vice versa?


I've just bought a 1080p HDTV and don't want to buy the wrong type HD DVD player!

Thanks
Nigel Goodwin
01-04-2007
As long as your set has the HD Ready logo, and it's a UK player, you should be fine.
David (2)
01-04-2007
1080p/Full HD screens are the best you can get right now. They will indeed be able to display the slightly lesser 1080i pictures, as well as anything below that such as 720p and SD (normal quality) pictures.

What the problem is going the other way, for example you cant display a 1080p picture source on a 1080i screen. However I expect many devices which offer the ultra high spec 1080p also canbe switched to provide the lesser 1080i pictures as well for people with those screens.


Dave
eqr
04-04-2007
Thanks!
heidtheba
04-04-2007
as far as I can remember the Tosh HD-Dvd has been lauched in 2 models, the cheaper 1 only does 1080 i think, while the dearer 1 does 1080p.


Can anyone explain the diff between full HD + 1080p?

Again with the Tosh's, their new range has come out and the entry level c3030's are 1080p but nowhere on their site mentions it.
The next 2 up in the range say 1080p and are ''full HD''

the only reason I found out was I connected a PS3 up to it and then into a Sony 40s2030 and it wouldnt play on the Sony till it was reset as it automatically had set to 1080p with the Tosh?

(I then looked at handbook which mentioned it )

These are fairly cheap tvs to have this and I am just looking for a wee bit o' knowledge.

Ta
David (2)
04-04-2007
with a Full HD set, you get 1080p support, as well as 1080i....but also those Full HD sets offer a slightly higher vertical resolution (nothing to do with the "p" or "i" format), and this higher resolution happens to match both the 1080p and 1080i vertical resolutions. So the theory goes, that if you have a Full-HD 1080p screen, you will still get some sort of a picture upgrade even when using it with 1080i signals (such as from SkyHD).

Dave
heidtheba
05-04-2007
Originally Posted by David (2):
“with a Full HD set, you get 1080p support, as well as 1080i....but also those Full HD sets offer a slightly higher vertical resolution (nothing to do with the "p" or "i" format), and this higher resolution happens to match both the 1080p and 1080i vertical resolutions. So the theory goes, that if you have a Full-HD 1080p screen, you will still get some sort of a picture upgrade even when using it with 1080i signals (such as from SkyHD).

Dave”


Ta Dave,

Doesnt seem like much of a reason to spend more than a grand when you can now get 1080p for @£650. i know there is not a lot of 1080p players (or sources ) out there but in the future????
pauljs
05-04-2007
Originally Posted by heidtheba:
“Ta Dave,

Doesnt seem like much of a reason to spend more than a grand when you can now get 1080p for @£650. i know there is not a lot of 1080p players (or sources ) out there but in the future????”

The quality of the picture depends on the processing also, it's not just about numbers,

Look at them in the shops first
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