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ive got a freesat HD box that does 1080i, am in the market for a new tv can any one tell me if a 720p tv would loose much picture def as i dont know what the differance between 1080p 1080i & 720p
 

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If they broadcast in 1080(x) you will lose something.

Same if you have a BluRay player and put in a disc with a 1080(x) output.


Whether you notice it is another matter.
 

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An HD Ready tv will show till 1080i and HD Channels only broadcast 1080i so you wont lose any picture quality
 

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aamir007 said:
An HD Ready tv will show till 1080i and HD Channels only broadcast 1080i so you wont lose any picture quality
Wrong I'm afraid.

If the TV physically doesn't have the number of pixels to display then it will make a difference. A TV may accept 1080i but then translate (i.e. lose pixels) to whatever the display physically has.

On a a practical note. If I turn the output down from 1080i to 720p on my Foxsat HDR I can see the difference on my Full HD TV. As CH says, it's a personal thing if you can see the difference.
 

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so realy i need to get a 1080p tv for the best results from my 1080i freesat box would i be right in saying this?
 

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In a word - yes!
 

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it was just one of them things i need to get me head round lol so its goin to cost me more money as am off to spain tomorrow to buy a new tele dam there expencive there
 
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