Question for Madden developer or anyone in the know

[NumberOneRB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phil_Frazier_EA

Because this wasn't listed in our PR plan as one of our major announcements I'll go ahead and answer. Madden NFL 10 will support 1080i for PS3 this year. Phil

You guys just got another customer my friend! The developer interaction in this forum is so remarkable I'm almost speechless (almost, haha). Keep up the good work guys!

[MRxAmazing]

Does that mean it will look better on PS3 than Xbox 360?
I'm not very smart when it comes to TV stuff lol

[Derrville]

Quote: Originally Posted by MRxAmazing

Does that mean it will look better on PS3 than Xbox 360? I'm not very smart when it comes to TV stuff lol

I heard 720P was better than 1080 i

[K_GUN]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phil_Frazier_EA

Because this wasn't listed in our PR plan as one of our major announcements I'll go ahead and answer. Madden NFL 10 will support 1080i for PS3 this year. Phil

what about 1080p?

[EAreaper26]

[g2thecore]

Am I missing something? Why is everyone so happy about 1080i? Haven't we all evolved to 720p and 1080p?

[thudias]

Yeah....Awesome news

[thudias]

I don't think that you can legitimately say that either is truly "better." They both have strengths and weaknesses, and neither will be better for all situations. It's said that 720p is better for things with a lot of motion, such as sports, because the interlacing (the "i" in 1080i) can create undesirable artifacts in such material. However, 1080i will show more lines or resolution, so it theoretically can display more detail in the picture. Therefore, 1080i could be said to be better than 720p for material that does not include a lot of motion. I think that this is not very helpful in practice, though, because very few people limit their television viewing to only sports or only slow-moving pictures. Further, I belive that at normal viewing distances, most viewers will find the pictures from both 720p and 1080i to be just fine. So the choice between 720p and 1080i should probably not be the deciding factor in your choice of a television set. Some videophiles will argue won this point, but I honestly don't believe that it's a major concern for most consumers.

Here is an interesting, though very biased, article arguing that 720p is always better than 1080i (the basic argument being that because 720p is showing 720 lines at any given moment, and 1080i is showing only 540, 720p actually has higher resolution). It may or may not be a compelling argument, but it covers some interesting issues.

You should also know that there are 1080p (1080 lines of resolution, progressive) TVs available now. If they are within your budget, they are worth consideration. These displays will be able to display the new HD-DVD and Blu Ray formats in their full quality.

Disclaimer...this is a random internet response