Will a blue ray dvd player work good with a 1080i tv? Or only the 1080p?

Answer 1

The poster above me has the wrong idea. you cannot just say 1080i = 540p. It does not work that way. Even a CRT is not drawing 540 lines progressively. You're way off base of this question. How many lines of detail do you have in the final image in a 1080i set? You have 1080. Yes they are not all displayed at once but that does not make it 540p. The lines first of all are not displayed progressively every 1/60th a second. So where you get off choosing to place a "p" after the 540, I have no idea. The 540 implies that there are 540 lines of resolution. Which is again, not true whatsoever. IF 1080i = 540p then that would make 1080 non-HD which is again, not true at all.

This article discusses the quality difference between 1080p and 1080i(which isn't that great)

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449-6361600-1.html

1080i still has a resolution of 1920x1080. Because it is displayed in an interlaced manner does not make a difference. It still have 1080 lines of resolution.

To answer your question, yes it will work fine with a 1080i TV. However, I should note that very few TV's are actually 1080i. They can often accept 1080i, but they typically scale it to 720p(or close to depending on the resolution). This will be difficult to discern from 1080p especially in smaller screen sizes.

Don't let the marketing worry you, Blu-ray or HDDVD will both look incredible on a non-1080p set

Answer 2

maximum HDTV's under 40 inches are 720p......With Blu Ray HD DVD, you get a 1080p output. it is going to look stable, yet on smaller instruments, it isn't any huge distinction...Your 720P will look basically high quality, or maybe slightly extra effectual. Even super HDTV's are often used for 1080i no longer 1080p, because ALL cable companies and tv stations broadcast in 1080i....no longer 1080p...!! the only genuine 1080p on better instruments is with a playstation -3 or a Blu Ray DVD participant...

Answer 3

It really depends on the TV set and the resolution it outputs with a given input.

Most likely your set will not down-convert a 1080p signal. So you will have to downgrade the Blue-Rays output to the next best and depending on the manufacture it could be 1080i or 720p etc.. If that isn't a resolution you set will display native then it must convert it to another signal. Or you could use an external video processor to do the conversion for you.

You could get as good as 1080i or as bad as 540p depending on the TV and player. As far as compatibility it will work, just not as good as you may think.

You may want to wait until the formats are more stable before committing to one. People thought DTS would replace Dolby Digital and they are still around.
More than likely in the format "war" the players will combine formats and the issue will be over.

For someone to say one is going to win right now over the other is CRAZY. So unless you want to get a new TV set right away, for 1080p resolution, instead you may want to look at a up-convert player or a HD DVD both which support your native format.

good luck

Answer 4

A Blu-Ray player will work with a tv with either 1080i or 1080p...

Answer 5

A blu-ray DVD can output in a variety of formats , including 1080i or 720p,

Answer 6

yes, it will downconvert the 1080p signal to fit your hdtv 1080i or 720p

Answer 7

It will work, but 1080i TV's are only 540p, which is barely better than standard DVD.

So, your TV will scale the signal from a BluRay player all the way down to 540p. It will still look better than DVD, though,

EDIT: Is your TV a CRT based 1080i? If so, my asnwer is still correct.