So I just found out my 32inch Sony Bravia HDTV only goes up to 1080i and I'm getting the Wii U next year so I want 1080p since developers make such a big deal about it. So in 2013 I'm going to buy a 32inch LG 32LK450U for my bedroom which is 1080p and has 3 HDMI ports while the Sony Bravia in my living room only has one HDMI port.

Anyways I just wanted to know if anyone can see a difference between 1080i and 1080p when playing video games?

1080i gives you the quality of about 740p.
TV only broadcasts in 1080i, but digital electronica like game consoles or blu-ray can be in 1080p.
i stands for interlaced, which means it refreshes half the picture, then the other half, in an interleaving fashion.
p stands for progressive, which obviously means the frame is drawn one bit after the other.

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I can't see the difference, personally. I've got a 1080i monitor and a 1080p TV, both seem the same. I thought the i and p were just data coding or something, not size differences.

Yeah I know the difference between interlaced and progressive scan it's just I've only ever seen 1080i due to that being the most my TV supports and since I just recently bought a Blu Ray Player. I just want to know if people with both can actually see a difference.

yeah there is a pretty big difference between 1080i and 1080p. if you can, you should upgrade to the 1080p TV because your games will look better. BUT, as somebody pointed out, TV progam providers do not have anything in 1080p, and according to charter, they won't be providing 1080p any time in the near future.

Hold on a second. Are you actually seeing 1080i on your LCD TV? What's the model number and native resolution of that display?

Oh yeah that's not a problem the 1080p HDTV will go in my bedroom and will be solely for gaming. My 1080i HDTV will stay in the living room though I still don't have Sky+HD yet so.

Added after 3 minutes:

Well it I just bought a Blu Ray Player which upscales DVD's to 1080p (though I only get 1080i obviously and I haven't gotten to buying Blu Ray Discs yet) and that displays them in 1080i.

It's a Sony Bravia KDL-32U2000.

No, you can't really see the difference between 480i and 1080p unless you have a gigantic screen and are watching it too closely to enjoy what's showing.

Do you mean 1080i instead of 480i?

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i cant tell the difference with my ps3 games or Blue ray movies :S