the difference between 480p and 720p?

[ward.]

ok so you all are talking giberish to me. I dunno if this was already explained, but I was wondering then, which is better, 1080p or 1080i? Looking to buy a new HD tv, and whats the best to look for?

1080p

Ask the salesman in the store what's best for you, come back 2 weeks later and ask someone else.

If they say the same thing, listen to them otherwise go somewhere else. Honestly though, there's not a lot of difference between the industry leaders, it will most likely come down to the warranty plan + extra that suit you best.

 

[L33tsauce_Marty]

What is the native resolution for 720p? 1440x900 or something like that? Well standard is lower. There you go.

 

[Moormur]

ok so you all are talking giberish to me. I dunno if this was already explained, but I was wondering then, which is better, 1080p or 1080i? Looking to buy a new HD tv, and whats the best to look for?

1080p is better. In 'progressive scan' mode (what the p stands for), there are 1080 lines of pixels being shown on your screen at one time. On 1080i (interlacing) there are still 1080 lines on your screen, but they alternate lines with every frame (fast enough that you will never notice) so that only 1/2 of the lines (the odd lines) are showing in one frame, then the next frame shows the evens, then the odds, etc.

 

[Syntax Error]

ok so you all are talking giberish to me. I dunno if this was already explained, but I was wondering then, which is better, 1080p or 1080i? Looking to buy a new HD tv, and whats the best to look for?

An older television set works by drawing vertical lines alternately (odd and even numbered lines) to illustrate pictures, while a new HDTV draws everything at the same time. You can look at it like the older TV is "Interlaced" (i) and the HDTV as "Progressive" (p). The number before the letter determines the resolution. 1080i essentially means that there are 1080 interlaced vertical lines, which in turn means that your television only draws 540 lines at any given moment. 1080p means that there are 1080 vertical lines on display, every time, resulting in a (supposed*) clearer picture.


*As Virgil explained above, there are a lot of factors which determine how an image would look like with HDTV's.

EDIT: ninja'ed

Oh, and you'd probably want a very high contrast ratio (x:1) where x is a large number if you're looking for LCD's. This ensures that your whites are white and your blacks are really deep.

 

[Moormur]

Oh, and you'd probably want a very high contrast ratio (x:1) where x is a large number if you're looking for LCD's. This ensures that your whites are white and your blacks are really deep.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as someone who works with video for a living I believe contrast ratio is more a function of the camera than the TV. The TV can bring vividity (Oooh! Did I make up a word?) and crispness to a color, but most HDTVs will do a pretty good job with contrast ratios. I've has the fun of looking at digital HD videos right next to analog fun on CRT tvs and the difference is astounding.

 

[Syntax Error]

Oh, and you'd probably want a very high contrast ratio (x:1) where x is a large number if you're looking for LCD's. This ensures that your whites are white and your blacks are really deep.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as someone who works with video for a living I believe contrast ratio is more a function of the camera than the TV. The TV can bring vividity (Oooh! Did I make up a word?) and crispness to a color, but most HDTVs will do a pretty good job with contrast ratios. I've has the fun of looking at digital HD videos right next to analog fun on CRT tvs and the difference is astounding.

Well, most of my information regarding this subject were obtained from reading about it, so I may have remembered something wrong. But I do believe that I read somewhere that a high contrast ratio is a must when looking for a good LCD.

 

[traceur_]

there is no difference THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!

 

[Baby Tea]

Oh, and you'd probably want a very high contrast ratio (x:1) where x is a large number if you're looking for LCD's. This ensures that your whites are white and your blacks are really deep.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as someone who works with video for a living I believe contrast ratio is more a function of the camera than the TV. The TV can bring vividity (Oooh! Did I make up a word?) and crispness to a color, but most HDTVs will do a pretty good job with contrast ratios. I've has the fun of looking at digital HD videos right next to analog fun on CRT tvs and the difference is astounding.

Well, most of my information regarding this subject were obtained from reading about it, so I may have remembered something wrong. But I do believe that I read somewhere that a high contrast ratio is a must when looking for a good LCD.

I would agree. When I went HDTV shopping, and looked that the rows of big TVs, you could see the difference in how bright they were based on contrast ratios.

I eventually went with a Samsung 40" LCD with 1080p and it's amazing. I went to the store to pick pp a Sharp TV, but the difference was night and day (And only $50 more). I love my TV. My 360 looks amazing with it.

 

[TheTygerfire]

480 = a normal TV
720 = WAY better than normal TV

 

[Owly]

hm sorry guys, I kinda forgot to check this..
Thanks that helps loads Virgil..hmm judging by those movie stills it seems to make a lot of difference in quality..
(p.s. im liking all the the 720-480 jokes guys..haha xD)

 

[Anarchemitis]

Total size not to scale.

 

[Mumrik]

Well, both the resolutions Onlive is working with (480P and 720P) are disgustingly low for a PC gamer. I don't see much appeal in this before they hit 1080P and minimize the compression artifacts.

In other words - I doubt it will be an attractive solution any time soon.

 

[Owly]

Well, both the resolutions Onlive is working with (480P and 720P) are disgustingly low for a PC gamer. I don't see much appeal in this before they hit 1080P and minimize the compression artifacts.

In other words - I doubt it will be an attractive solution any time soon.

Yup i definately agree...the internet requirement is stupidly high considering its at such a low resolution....
Certainly puts me off using it