Posted by Alpha on 10/04/53 11:36

"Steve Roberts" <steveroberts@compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:43bedd55.30058101@news.reith.bbc.co.uk...
> On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:55:55 -0800, "Alpha" <none@none.net> wrote:
>
>>I retract that. The format is: lines,format,frames....hence 1080
>>interlaced 60 frames. Try Google.
>
> I work with 1080i 50 every day of the week - it's the HD equivalent of
> 625i 50 (more correctly 576i 50), the standard definition interlaced
> format. Likewise 1080i 60 is the HD equivalent of 525i 60 (480i 60).
>
> 1080i 60 is 1080 lines interlaced together using 60 fields (30 frames
> containing two interlaced fields each) per second.
>
> Steve
>
>
> The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website
> http://www.restoration-team.co.uk

There is certainly confusion here (the Wikipedia article for example). I
find you are correct:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/1080i60

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