Interlacing and channel bandwidth

[Penthode]

Originally Posted by lnx64

ABC in a few areas are in fact in 1080i now. For example, in Boston it's 1080i now, and has been for the past couple years.

In my area, it's reported as 720p, but I'll need to double check to see what I'm actually receiving.

Ahh... yes I have seen a number of affiliated stations change. But I expect network origination to maintain 720p until superseded with 1080p. But the issue is moot as linear scheduled over-the-air program distribution is superseded by other methods of delivery.

The important thing to remember is that today's commercialization of video media is through multi-platform delivery. This means the content must at some point be rescaled to another format. Interlace is totally irrelevant and is detrimental to the new world of multi-platform delivery.