While current HD receivers support the 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolutions, broadcast channels are limited to letterboxed 480i (effectively 360i in widescreen) for standard-definition channels, and 720p for high-definition channels. Web-based content is available in 1080p, including Netflix, Crave (a Bell service), and Bell video on demand.
1080p (1920 x 1080 lines or pixel rows progressively scanned) is not used in TV broadcasting, but is used by some cable/satellite providers, internet content streaming services, and is a part of the Blu-ray Disc format standard.
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All HDTV broadcasts are either 1080i or 720p. Most stations, such as CBS, NBC, and others, are 1080i. Fox, ABC, ESPN, and their various siblings are 720p. Your cable/satellite box can be set to output a specific resolution. Before we discuss what that resolution should be, there are some important things to check:
Cons: Not all cable/satellite boxes offer native resolution as an option. Also, there could be a delay in changing between 720p and 1080i channels as your TV adjusts to the new resolution.
For some people: 720p If you have a 720p TV, it's possible that setting your cable/satellite box to 720p might be a better option. The deciding factor is how well your box deinterlaces and downconverts 1080i content. My recommendation is to check out both resolutions with both 1080i and 720p channels and see which resolution looks better to you.
Bottom line Just because you have an HDTV doesn't mean you're watching HD on it. Make sure you have the right connections, you're watching the right channels, and your cable/satellite box is outputting the correct HD resolution. For just about everyone, that will be 1080i. A lucky few will have Native as an option. If you have a 720p TV, it's worth spending a few minutes checking your options and seeing which resolution looks best. Look for weird jagged edges, an overly soft image, or combing (which looks like someone dragged a comb across the moving parts of the image. Check out "1080i and 1080p are the same resolution" for an example).
High Definition (HD) picture can be broadcast in either what's referred to as 720i / 720p (1280x720) resolution or 1080i/1080p (1920x1080) resolution. 1080 will offer you a higher resolution picture than 720, but both are considered to be HD.
Fibe TV isn't exactly fantastic looking, especially if you're comparing it to 1080p and it looks outright dreadful compared to "real" 4k from a source like a PS4 Pro or a 4K Blu-ray player.FibeTV is 720p. The 4k channels appear to be 1080i unless the content is explicitly labeled as a 4K broadcast, at which point it appears to be actual 4K. That's as good as it gets. It's never going to look amazing.Making matters worse, a gorgeous 4k panel like an LG OLED is going to expose the lower quality of Fibe TV a lot faster than a lesser LED panel would.I'm worried the answer you're going to get at the end of the day is: "That's just how it looks."
Also, you speak as if Bell was the only provider broadcasting in 720p/1080i... AFIK they're all broadcasting sub-1080p resolutions for the vast majority of channels. What's the point of bringing that? It almost look like you're more interested into bashing Bell than helping the OP. You don't like Bell, we get it.
Receivers may or may not be included with your satellite antenna. If you do need one, we recommend the Winegard High Definition Satellite Receiver which supports up to 1080p picture resolution (more on picture resolution is in Section 2 for televisions).
As you look through product pages for various TVs, you'll see references to HD picture resolution such as "720p", "1020p", or even "2160p". A "1080p" designation refers to the fact that pixels displayed across the screen measure 1,920 horizontally and 1,080 vertically. Likewise, a "720p" television has pixel counts of 1,280 across and 720 down. "2160p" refers to 3,840 x 2,160 pixels found on ultra-high-definition televisions (also known as 4K/UHD) that offer 4 four times the definition of a 1080p set. The "p" refers to progressive scan. 2ff7e9595c
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