1080i vs. 480p on a ED plasma (1 Viewer)

[william^h]

I have a 42" Panasonic ED plasma.

My Dish 811 HDTV receiver puts out 480P, 720P, and 1080i - 720P isn't viewable, but the 480p and 1080i are.

Since the plasma isn't technically capable of displaying 1080i, I'm wondering how I can view 1080i and why, it seems, looks better than 480p - perhaps thats my imagination though.

Anybody have any insight into this? Do I risk damage by pushing 1080i into it?

Thanks.

 

[Danny Beck]

Hi. I'm not a Plasma know-it-all but I think I can answer most of your questions.

Your tv has a native resolution of 480p. By the way, I love those Panasonic ED plasmas. They are quite impressive.

That means that every signal that is fed to your Plasma will be displayed at 480p. So, when you feed it a 1080i signal the tv downconverts the signal to 480p. The fact that the source is 1080i though probably makes it look just a touch better than the normal 480p signal. Thats why it looks better. No, it cannot damgage your tv at all. You don't have to worry about.


Dan

 

[Gabriel_Lam]

The Panny downconverts (changes 1080i to 480p) better than your Dish 811 does.