I don't understand the difference between 1080p, 1080i, 720p, etc etc

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Pristine20 on 27 February 2009

me neither mate. I just know that some supposedly look better than others

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bRoKeN on 27 February 2009

1080p - 1920x1080 res and best hd format right now. p means progressive meaning every dot on the screen flashed to display motion (#1 choice)

1080i - same res as 1080p. i means interlaced. instead of little dots flashing itslittle bars which cuts it to basically 540i. not good when watching fast motion things (#3 choice imo)

720p - same as 1080p but smaller res (#2 imo) pretty sure its 1280x720 res