Is my Samsung TV "Full HD" or not?

Hi all

I have a Samsung LE32R41BDX 32 (worryingly I can't find it on Samsung's website) TV which I'm very happy with.

However I am tempted to treat myself to a blu-ray player (or more likely a PS3) and so would also more than likely than not want a 1080i HD TV for the full viewing pleasure - unless I have one already!

The spec for mine says it "accepts both 720p and 1080i" inputs - but does this mean it will actually show 1080? How do I tell? I've scoured the manual, and the internet and can't find an answer (although I suspect it is probably staring me in the face on the tech specs).

Many thanks for your help

Full HD is 1080p. 720p and 1080i is really only pseudo-HD.

so basically my tv not's going to be the full bad boy - only kind of like a mildly rebellious teenager.

1366 x 768 Resolution

is your screens capability. I'm getting a broadcast professional tech-minion to check for you as we speak. It does though seem that your HDMI is the key. Not the composite!

You wouldn't really be able to tell the difference between 1080p and 720p on a 32 inch screen, it would only become noticeable from ~45-50 inch upwards!

As Jester points out there is an amazing difference between 1080i and 1080p on a large screen, especially a projected picture (1080p is simply stunning!), but the difference is negligible if at all noticeable on a smaller TV screen.
Any TV shown as "HD Ready" supports 1080i by definition. Newer "Full HD" logo TVs should be 1080p, but in my opinion this is simply marketing hype.

Tech-minion-guru just got back to me and I quote...

use the HDMI connection picture will look lovely.

The output specs for the PS3 ARE
AV Output: Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

so there is no need to worry about loss, as your screen has enough pixels and more than to cope with this as input. To be honest most people go into tech-masturbate corner when it comes to this sort of thing without ever having worked with top class high end professional equipment, I know your screen and think you'll be very happy with blue ray on it.

That Samsung TV only goes to 1080i, so not the best the PS3 can offer, but it will be barely noticeable unless you blink a lot.

That's techo hair splitting!

And a debate I've heard alot, interlacing is always smoother, especialy on vertical movements. So its debatable if progressive scan is going to give you the customer friendlier picture as all films have a completely different frame rate to PAL so your never ever going to have it 100% like in the cinema. Then it's then a question of the film/video transference method applied and then the broadcasting transference compression from machine to machine.

As you said blink alot (25 times a second) and you may notice the difference. For joe public 1080i is fine and dandy and ok because the costs get silly when you start to move up especialy considering they are only led flat screens! I remember the old HDTV tube sets and sorry that was a quality picture, and a massive dent on anybody's pocket and parket floor come to think about it!

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