[mythtv-users] OT: Why 1080p?

[Brad Fuller]

Steven Adeff wrote:
> On 11/10/06, Ashley Bostock <abostock at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On 11/10/06, Ed Gatzke <ed.gatzke.groups at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> What exactly is a 1080i display and how does it differ to a 1080p display?
>>> Surely they are the same thing, with 1080i content being deinterlaced to
>>> provide 1080 lines?
>>>       
>
> A display that "draws" half of each image per "line" refresh. Just
> like the old NTSC days, but with pixels, and more information. A 1080p
> display "draws" the *whole* image per refresh.
>   
I think what he's asking is what's the difference between the physical
display hardware.