New tv need help figuring out a resolution thing

edge4628

Newly Enlightened
Joined
Dec 6, 2007
Messages
6
So my girfriend bought me an Olevia 237V 37'' HDTV and on the box the specs say it is, 1366x768 the resolution it says it supports is 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i.

So, I hooked the PS3 up to it and reconfigured the display and the ps3 says that the max resolution is 1080p... then I clicked the info button on the tv remote and it says it is being displayed in 1080p also. I am baffled, so is the tv 1080i or 1080p? any ideas? thanks guys?
 

unnerv

Enlightened
Joined
Jul 22, 2003
Messages
813
Location
San Bruno, CA
The highest the tv will physically support is 720p. Any thing higher than that, and a downscaler is being used to bring the signal down to the correct resolution.

I would experiment with whatever looks best. Sometimes starting with a higher resolution source and downscaling results in a better picture, depending on the TV.
 
Top