Video quality is something that every home theater enthusiast, whether you’re a videophile or just a huge movie buff, wants to perfect. Seeing a scene from your favorite flick in fluid, crystal-clear motion with no jagged edges or flickering… doesn’t that sound like heaven? So to get this, do you need a 1080p HDTV? Or will a 480i CRT work? Sometimes you’ll find that you can’t quite tell what all of those home theater terms means, especially when it comes to video. Audio-wise, “surround sound” pretty much speaks for itself; but 1080i and 720p are mysterious, offering no information to someone who isn’t on the inside track of the home video market.
In order to get that beautiful, pristine image, you’re going to have to understand what these terms mean, and what you need for your viewing purposes. In this article, we will discuss what those letters at the end of the resolution descriptors you see on HDTV boxes mean: the “i” and the “p”.
