1080i or 720p on my specific TV?

[Amit Melech]

So here's the thing, I have a 27" Pilot HDTV that can go up to 1080i. I have a PS3 and next week a PS4. I've done some research and what I got from it is that 720p is better for games BUT if your TV can go up to 1080i AUTOMATICALLY (and when I choose Automatic on PS3 display settings it chooses 1080i) then 1080i is better ONLY for games that support this setting (so games like The Last of Us which can only go up to 720p are better played on 720p and games like Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix which can be played on 720p, 1080i and 1080p are worth playing on 1080i if you don't have 1080p).

Now, I'm not going to get a 1080p TV soon and I am sitting pretty close to the TV so I don't really think that matters unless I buy a 38"+ TV.

My question is, is the info true? Should I use 1080i on games that support it? Also, on PS4, 1080i is better than 720p if my TV and games support it?

I'm playing KH1.5 on 1080i right now and it looks better than 720p. So yeah, I am really lost.

Thank you!

 

[festerovic]

The real answer is: You should set the video mode of the consoles to match the native mode of your TV. In almost all cases, if the TV does 720p/1808i, but not 1080p, its really a 720p screen. Trying to make the screen draw more dots when it physically can't is somewhat pointless. There isn't a native 1080i screen, 1080i is a mod of 720p.

Some people find that there is a certain judder with 1080i, since it is alternating frames instead of displaying all frames, like 720p. So, if you like the look of 1080i, the increased resolution makes most things look better. Fast action will almost always look better in progressive modes vs interlaced modes.

BTW, the consoles don't really care too much about the i or p, they render the game in the resolution (1280x720) or (1920x1080).

 

[digitaldoc]

I would set it to 720P.

 

[Andrei_316]

Agree just play what the native resolution of your TV is