1080what?

So we finally upgraded our old 400 pound tube TV a few months back and entered the world of High Definition. These TVs are a bit more complicated, and there are a bunch of different formats that can be used when viewing 480i, 480p, 720i, 720p and 1080i. The bigger the number, the better the picture-and most stations don’t broadcast anything better than 480, which has been around for a long, long time. Well, a few weeks back, I’m listening to a radio segment with someone from Traviss Audio and Video, where I purchased the new TV from and I heard him mention something about “the new 1080p”…my ears started burning. What? My TV is out of date already? Time to do some research…as it turns out, noone broadcasts in that format right now, and the difference between the 1080i and 1080p would only be apparent on super-big TVs in the 60-inch range. As you may guess, they’re pretty spendy too, which have pushed the prices of some of the 1080i models down to a somewhat affordable level. Anyway, all is well, and the new TV looks great!