Dish DVR HD Question

[Yragha]

I understand that 1080p is better than 1080i. How much better I'm not sure, not really familiar with all of this stuff but am interested in purchasing a DVR and read it supports only 1080i.

Can someone please explain how much of a difference their will be?

Thanks

 

[Laddyboy]

There is no TV broadcast in 1080p, only 1080i and 720p, which the E* DVRs provide for. The only content that is in 1080p via E* are on demand movies downloaded to your DVR in 1080p/24. If your E* receiver detects your TV as capable of 1080p/24, it will provide that to the set; otherwise, you'll get 1080i or some other resolution.

 

[bebop]

If you are asking you'll never notice the difference - so don't worry. It's a great picture with 1080i.

 

[garys]

Many people want the best there is even if it very difficult to tell the difference because in their mind 'they know it's better'. They are the same type to get quad sound first, cd's first, dvr's first, surround sound first, BluRay first, ect.

 

[NotMe546]

Many people want the best there is even if it very difficult to tell the difference because in their mind 'they know it's better'. They are the same type to get quad sound first, cd's first, dvr's first, surround sound first, BluRay first, ect.

And most of them don't know how to hook it up!!

 

[old corps]

If you are asking you'll never notice the difference - so don't worry. It's a great picture with 1080i.

I agree!

Also-I have 2 HDTV's that are capable of 1080p/24 fps and Dish says neither is compatible. No biggie, 1080i looks great. JMHO

Ed

 

[s10zr2]

If you watch sports and a lot of fast moving movies you want 720p. If you watch a lot of nat geo type stuff then you want 1080i. 1080i is not good for fast movements. On a 50'' or smaller screen you will never notice the difference between 720p or 1080p.

 

[bebop]

1080i is not good for fast movements.

Yes it is (for most average users).

I watch fast movements all the time and it is plenty 'good'.

 

[joeyjojojnr]

i = interlaces. That means you get half of the picture lines in one frame, and the other half the next.

p = progressive. That means you get all lines of the picture in every frame. As such, twice the data is being 'pushed' through the 'pipes'.

1080p = blu-ray = technically the best HDTV picture one can have.

BUT...there's many other variables:

- size of your TV
- quality of your TV
- quality of signal (cable and satellite is highly compressed, for instance)
- frame rate of the signal

There are many technical arguments to be had, but for most average TV watchers, they won't usually be able to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p from their couch 12' away from their 40" TV.

I was all gung-ho with getting Blu-Ray set up with the new TV but then I connected my old DVD player via HDMI to take advantage of the up-converting. If I sit 2' in front of my TV, I can tell, but I never do and found, at least from the couch, I'm not sure I'd fully appreciate 1080p even if I had it.

 

[mitchflorida]

I personally am amazed at what good quality I am getting from Enhanced Definition TV, which is 480P. People here may laugh, but it looks great on my 4X3 Widescreen Sony. And it has upped the quality of both SD and HD broadcasts.

Naturally, my installer had the settings all wrong. 16x9 Aspect Ratio and 1080p, which my set projected with a lot of black spaces on the perimiter of the screen. Now is works great with 4x3 Ratio. It is amazing how the Dish Installers never get it quite right the first time though.

And customer support was of no value either. I told them I had 4x3 aspect ratio . . the rep says that doesn't matter, use the 16x9 setting. The blind leading the blind.

The second rep sort of pointed me in the right direction after I called back to get a second opinion.

 

[KAB]

I was all gung-ho with getting Blu-Ray set up with the new TV but then I connected my old DVD player via HDMI to take advantage of the up-converting. If I sit 2' in front of my TV, I can tell, but I never do and found, at least from the couch, I'm not sure I'd fully appreciate 1080p even if I had it.

Agreed.

 

[kvnfl]

I was all gung-ho with getting Blu-Ray set up with the new TV but then I connected my old DVD player via HDMI to take advantage of the up-converting. If I sit 2' in front of my TV, I can tell, but I never do and found, at least from the couch, I'm not sure I'd fully appreciate 1080p even if I had it.

I agree. I am a first kid on the block to have most technologies. Blu-Ray was one I held off on. There were too many competing formats and things were changing quickly. I had an upconverting DVD player that payed Divx and it provided an excellent picture and 5.1 sound. Finally the technology looked like it had settled a bit. Did some research and settled on a Sony Playstation for two reasons. It pays Divx, though not as well as my old player. And it updates via the internet so it is future proof. Later I discovered that it is a wireless media receiver. No more burning discs to move movies and music. Hook up took 30 seconds. Fired up my first Blu-Ray disk and hmm... It has a good picture, but not substantually better than the old upconverter. On the sound front, Blu-Ray shines. It sounds far superior than DVD.

 

[DishSubLA]

Almost all of it depends on the quality of your display: model of TV.