So I finally Entered the HD Era

[d21lewis]

Garcian Smith said:

d21lewis said:
I got my HDTV and my 360 back in January. I set it for 1080i (what I assume to be it's "best" setting) and never looked back. Here's the question : Being a self proclaimed idiot, 1080i IS better than 720p....right? Anybody? How 'bout you in the back with the funny glasses?

 Generally speaking, no. To understand why, you need to know how interlaced and progressive resolutions work. With an interlaced picture, half of the scanlines are rendered each cycle, with the other half rendered the next cycle, and so on. With a progressive picture, all of the scanlines are rendered at once. So, do the math:

 1080i: 540 scanlines/cycle

720p: 720 scanlines/cycle

 So, as you can see, a 720p display will have more scanlines rendered at any given moment than a 1080i display. The 1080i display will technically be higher-resolution, but you'll see all of the problems associated with an interlaced display as well.

 So, try your TV on 720p. I guarantee you'll see a positive difference where HD content is concerned.

Thank you Garcian Smith. I'll try the 720p setting tonight!