Ironic, isn't it? You buy yourself a 720p set, yet 1080i looks better than what your TV was advertised as? Lol.
1920x1080 downscaled to 1366x768.
1280x720 upscaled to 1366x768.
1366x768 LCD's ALWAYS display at that resolution, so the i vs p argument is a non-issue as it'll all be progressive.
I know there are a couple of factors that come into play. One is whether the source can deinterlace properly or if it uses that 540p bobbing nonsense.
For gaming, it gets a bit weird. If the games are natively running at 1080p (which is hardly a handful), 1080i is the way to go, as 1080i holds the same res as 1080p.
If the game only supports 720p and 1080i (or if it's an XBox 360 game, which 99% are 720p native yet are falsely branded as 1080p), the 1280x720 signal is upscaled to 1080i res then downscaled back down to 1366x768, meaning 720p is better because it only has to be upscaled to 1366x768.
All I know is that on my 23" 1366x768 display, Blu-Rays look just as good as 1080p sets, if set to 1080i. So don't think you're missing much (aside from size) in the way of picture quality.
In all of my tests, 1080i has always looked better than 720p. Sharper, and more detailed. This is IF the native res of the source is 1920x1080 (doesn't matter if it's i or p, as again, it all becomes progressive.)
One thing I love about the ps3 is it's ability to display the game played at it's native res (as long as all boxes are checked in). It doesn't fool you like the 360.
So what about those 16:10 1440x900 televisions? How do they handle HD signals? Do they have some sort of underscan feature, as to only use the pixels necessary, or are they upscaled even moreso than 1366x768 sets, and do they even look as good?
Oh yeah, for 360 Elite users, DON'T upscale your standard DVDs to 1080i. You'll get horrendous artifacting everywhere. Looks like bobbed 1080i. Set your 360 to 720p. The only 1080p games on the 360 I can think of off the top of my head are some XBL Arcade games. So these would be the only ones benefitting from 1080i.
1920x1080 downscaled to 1366x768.
1280x720 upscaled to 1366x768.
1366x768 LCD's ALWAYS display at that resolution, so the i vs p argument is a non-issue as it'll all be progressive.
I know there are a couple of factors that come into play. One is whether the source can deinterlace properly or if it uses that 540p bobbing nonsense.
For gaming, it gets a bit weird. If the games are natively running at 1080p (which is hardly a handful), 1080i is the way to go, as 1080i holds the same res as 1080p.
If the game only supports 720p and 1080i (or if it's an XBox 360 game, which 99% are 720p native yet are falsely branded as 1080p), the 1280x720 signal is upscaled to 1080i res then downscaled back down to 1366x768, meaning 720p is better because it only has to be upscaled to 1366x768.
All I know is that on my 23" 1366x768 display, Blu-Rays look just as good as 1080p sets, if set to 1080i. So don't think you're missing much (aside from size) in the way of picture quality.
In all of my tests, 1080i has always looked better than 720p. Sharper, and more detailed. This is IF the native res of the source is 1920x1080 (doesn't matter if it's i or p, as again, it all becomes progressive.)
One thing I love about the ps3 is it's ability to display the game played at it's native res (as long as all boxes are checked in). It doesn't fool you like the 360.
So what about those 16:10 1440x900 televisions? How do they handle HD signals? Do they have some sort of underscan feature, as to only use the pixels necessary, or are they upscaled even moreso than 1366x768 sets, and do they even look as good?
Oh yeah, for 360 Elite users, DON'T upscale your standard DVDs to 1080i. You'll get horrendous artifacting everywhere. Looks like bobbed 1080i. Set your 360 to 720p. The only 1080p games on the 360 I can think of off the top of my head are some XBL Arcade games. So these would be the only ones benefitting from 1080i.