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If your plasma set is 1080 (1920 X 1080 pixels), it should be capable of displaying 1080P.

Posted by Audiophilander on December 15, 2009 at 23:42:03:
I''m no expert on this, but unless I'm mistaken the difference between how interlaced signals and digital signals are displayed is dependent upon the type of display device, the source material and the player's capability. Your TV may be less limiting than you think!

CRT's paint the picture a line at a time, so a 1080I (interlaced) image on a cathode ray set is doubled to resolve a smoother, line-free picture. Plasma sets, like LCD and DLP (but very much unlike CRT in this regard), are pixel based and can be displayed via progressive scanning if provided a non-interlaced (progressive) source. IOW, your TV's tuner may or may not have progressive scanning, but if the player is capable of sending a progressive signal to your television (via the RGB component video connections) then your TV should display 1080P even if it is an older (pre-HDMI or DVI) model.

BTW, if you have a 50" set it's most likely 1080 rather than 720 (judging from size), so some of the more expanded audio capabilities of newer gear should factor into your receiver purchase (even HDMI from BD player to the receiver for sound processing even if you don't have an HDMI input on your older TV).

Note: If there is anyone who can add to this or wishes to amend anything that I've stated here, please be my guest.