On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 01:40:39 -0400 Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote: > Yes, only because consumers are dumb. 1080i is 540 lines per frame. > 720p is 720 lines per frame. 720p has more horizontal lines, but 1080i still has ~8% higher overall pixel count, thanks to the much larger width.