Ryan, I forgot your other question. 1080i compatible on this particular set (or any other that doesn't display 1080i resolution natively) means that it can accept the signal, but it will downcovert it to the native resolution of the set. My sets display 1080i resolution, so they will show the 2.1 million pixels of an NBC or CBS HD broadcast, for example. Those same broadcasts on this set would show roughly 37% of the number of pixels as on my set.
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Ryan, I forgot your other question. 1080i compatible on this particular set (or any other that doesn't display 1080i resolution natively) means that it can accept the signal, but it will downcovert it to the native resolution of the set. My sets display 1080i resolution, so they will show the 2.1 million pixels of an NBC or CBS HD broadcast, for example. Those same broadcasts on this set would show roughly 37% of the number of pixels as on my set.