Thread: 1080i vs 1080p
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Old 12-26-2007, 11:41 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by ericschand View Post

However, my question is, for movies, and movies only, what is
the difference between 1080i or 1080p? Is there really any
difference? From what BlackEleven wrote, it doesn't sound like
it.

ers
There is only a difference if you have a display capable of showing 1080p24. That is, it supports 24,48,120Hz refresh rates. The benefit is that you get 1 to 1 displaying of the frame, instead of relying on processing to fudge the 24 frames into 60. The benefit is that it eliminates judder.

If your display doesn't support an exact multiple of 24hz (and by far the majority don't), then 1080p doesn't give you much, if anything.
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