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RE: No such thing as a 1080i Plasma

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jimbill

In Reply to: RE: No such thing as a 1080i Plasma posted by Jack G on December 04, 2008 at 13:26:49

Now you got me confused...

My 1080i is really a 1080p?

Picture quality is the same and blu-ray will be the same?

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I'm guessing you're watching... - Harmonia 20:44:31 12/04/08 (2)
...1080i cable or broadcast sources on either a 720p or 1080p Panny plasma.

Why do you think your plasma is 1080?
- Even more confused... - jimbill 21:16:12 12/04/08 (1)
  I have a TH-50PX60U. After your post I checked cnet.com for the review and specs and it shows the display format is 720p.
  
  I guess i don't have what I thought. But I did get it at a deep discount at the time through a Panny employee/friend.
  
  But back to the original question, will blu-ray benefit me significantly over a good up-converting DVD player?
  - To answer the original question, YES! - David Aiken 22:07:55 12/04/08 (0)
    I've got a 32" 768P LCD and I see a noticeable improvement with BD. If you have any doubts, borrow a player and a BD disc of a film you have on DVD. Compare the two. Alternatively if you have a station that transmits both standard and high def signals on different channels, do a swap between the two. The best broadcast you'll get will be 1080i but you will definitely see a difference between a 480i signal, whether it gets upscaled in the player or in the TV, and a high def 1080i signal. The improvement should be more noticeable the larger the screen is so you should get a bigger improvement on a 50" screen than I do with my 32" screen. Just make sure you sit no further than 10' or so away, perhaps even 7'or so away, so that the screen makes a reasonable viewing angle with your eye.
    
    The high def audio formats are also a noticeable improvement on the standard DVD soundtracks though, unfortunately, some BDs do not have a lossless soundtrack.
    
    David Aiken

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