720p and 1080i?

Question

My friend said that if you buy a 720p TV, you can set it to have the picture and quality of a 1080i TV. Is this true? So techniclly a 720p TV is really a 1080i TV?

Answer 1

Standard HD signal looks the same except if you have HD signals that is true HD then it is sharper picture.

Answer 2

Yep

Answer 3

well you friend isnt right BUT there is no really big difference between the two anyway. at cnet.com they looked a two big (50+ inches) tv that were 720p and 1080p and they could hardly tell the difference. and keep in mind thats 1080p which is better then 1080i. so unless you have a very big tv it wont really matter.