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Only for HD TV experts (10 points for best answer)? - NAS My TV is HD Ready (which from what I can understand can only display 720 resolution)... Now the question is... If for example my PS3 (or any other HD input) gives you the option to display 720 or 1080 for HD content, What is resolution would look better?! further explanation: if you can optionally input 1080 or 720 to the "HD ready" TV, will the video look the same regardless of which resolution selected or will one of them look better? by the way is 1080p better or 1080i?

Best Answer: HD Ready means that a TV does not have a digital tuner. It requires an external device of some kind to feed it HD. It is not a reflection of the resolution of the TV. If your HDTV is a 720p set, then its native resolution will be around 1280x720. So all content you feed it will be scaled to that resolution. If you feed it a 1080p or 1080i signal, it will still be scaled down to that resolution. In theory 1080 downscaled to 720 would provide a bit better quality, from a technical stand point. But in reality, you won't see the difference. Its just not that significant. 1080p is "better" in the sense that its a progressive image so you won't have issues related to interlacing (as would be the case with 1080i). Many 1080i TVs also have resolutions that are below 1920x1080, but 1080p TVs have a native resolution of 1920x1080. So in terms of TVs its a better choice. But size matters. If you're looking at a TV of 37" or smaller, the 1080p advantages aren't really that noticeable, if at all frankly. 720p is all you need in those size sets. Its as you break 40", and more so 50", that 1080p advantages make the feature worthwhile. - jf

jf has the proper answer go with it. - Yopiedrota

To add to answer above...I believe most TV's will automatically output the highest resolution the device and tv are capable of displaying, so your PS3 will be in 1080i. From experience, you can't really tell much of a difference between 1080i and 720p - paul c

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_ready HD ready is defined above. You really have an overly developed opinion of your ability to see a difference on thge TV between a 720p and 1080i signal. I don't think you will even be able to see a difference. 1080p is best. - Stephen M

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