1080i or 1080p differences on a projector?

[Benvo]

Hey,

i have thought about getting my self a bigger lcd tv, and maybe upgrading to a 1080p one. When my dad mentioned could have a projector, and then screen size could be anything from 60-100". Ive seen the projectors with 1080i and 1080p, will there me much of a noticable difference? only hd things i will be using is 360 and ps3, if that helps. Thanks.

Benvo

[C0UGAR UK]

there is no difference between 1080i and 1080P It is quite irrelevent because LCD are progressive, and you basically get 1080P at the screen anyway (depending on the display)

From what I understand, the difference between 1080i and 1080p is in the way the signal is sent from the source or displayed on a screen. 1080p processing can be done at the source, such as a HDMI, Blu-ray, or HD-DVD player, or it can be done by the HDTV itself.

In 1080i each frame of video is sent or displayed in alternative fields composed of 540 rows of pixels or lines of pixels running from the top to the bottom of the screen, with the odd fields displayed first and the even fields displayed second.

In 1080p each frame of video is sent or displayed progressively. This means that both the odd and even fields that make up the full frame are displayed together. This results in a smoother looking image, with less motion artifacts and jagged edges.

PS3, HD DVD, Blu-ray, use 1080P. I have a large plasma, my main interest is the reproduction of the 1080P/24

Personally I would not pay much attention to i or p, you should be more interested in going for LCD or DLP. I highly reccomend DLP, and you should start by looking in the price range of the Optoma HD800X. It is an outstanding DLP projector that you can get for just under £1,000. A colleague has one with a Grandview electric 7ft screen he bought at xmas. I go there to play his 360 Elite and PS3. The HD is outstanding and the gameplay is stunning. He has it set up in the kids games room that was a garage, we move the sofa about 12ft from the screen, any closer would be too close for me but that is MO, but something to be aware of if you are thinking of large screen projection