2006-12-19 17:00:21 · 3 answers · asked by Edward M 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
The difference between 1080i and 1080p visually is marginal and you may not be even able to tell the difference unless your face is right in front of the screen. On paper, the difference is interlace "i" vs. progressive "p". Interlace will paint odd lines and even lines on every pass, where progressive is painted from top to bottom. This means progressive will provide a cleaner picture with smooth edges, where interlace will be jagged edges.
As for 720i and 720p, the answer is different because there is no such thing as 720i. 720p only exists. The difference between 720p and 1080p is the resolution. 720p has 720 horizontal lines, where 1080p has 1080 horizontal lines. More lines....higher quality.
2006-12-19 17:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by techman2000 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia 720p
2016-12-15 07:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia has a good explanation of each:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720i
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p
2006-12-19 17:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by Cerdle 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋