GhostDoggy; I do understand, it's kind of silly, but it's done to get a budget player into more people's hands. Unfortunately, the main reason it's being done is to justify a cheaper HD player, but it's not as if 1080p output actually costs any more than 1080i. It's just done for market segmentation and nothing else, the people that want 1080p are asked to kick in another $100.
In manycases, I think it might be cheaper to get an equivalent display that doesn't do proper pull-down removal and buy a 1080p player than buy a 1080i player and buy a TV with proper pull-down removal.
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GhostDoggy; I do understand, it's kind of silly, but it's done to get a budget player into more people's hands. Unfortunately, the main reason it's being done is to justify a cheaper HD player, but it's not as if 1080p output actually costs any more than 1080i. It's just done for market segmentation and nothing else, the people that want 1080p are asked to kick in another $100.
In manycases, I think it might be cheaper to get an equivalent display that doesn't do proper pull-down removal and buy a 1080p player than buy a 1080i player and buy a TV with proper pull-down removal.