1080i vs. 720p

[Adlershof]

Originally Posted by ppppenguin

Interlace was once a wonderful system to reduce bandwidth but it's now just a curse. It's difficult if not impossible to undo it accurately for progressive displays.

And for this reason public broadcasters in Germany have abandoned production in 720p, in favour of 1080i which they then convert to 720p...

Thus the mentioned discussion.