1125i ???

[gsyx123]

Hi, has anyone ever heard of their plasma displaying at 1125i?

I have a Pioneer PDP436 with seperate media box. When i moved home, i didn't bother to continue with sky hd as at the time there wasn't enough content to warrant the extra cost, but still used the hd box.

When i switch on my system, it says that the display is '1125i'. The picture is still fantastic. Is this as good as 1080p?

Any theries anyone?

 

[Anonymous]

1125i is the same thing as 1080i.

ÿThe difference in lines is because the commonly used 1080i nomenclature disregards the various extra data lines that the signal contains and refers only to the actual picture lines.

ÿNeilÿ

 

[professorhat]

Just copying and pasting from another forum:

1125 is the total number of scan lines for a 60Hz 1080i signal - it's just unusual terminology!

in Standard Definition TV we usually refer to the total lines in a
signal (i.e. 625 line or 525 line) but in HDTV we usually refer to only
the active lines (e.g. 1080 line or 720 lines). This is partially down
to the PC world which has tended to use this method, but also within
the broadcast world the digital HD signals are sent over a 1.5Gbs
serial link and all resolutions are sent as 'windows' within a
1920x1080 raster.

the 1125/60 and 1250/50 terminologies are really from the early days of
HD (e.g. the Japanese MUSE system) so for this set it's legacy
compatibility rather than a new format to worry about.