I just wanted to start a thread with what resolution people have their HR20 set at and what there TV's native resolution is. I'll start it out so everyone knows what I mean. If you like you can give reasons/explanations why you use said settings for your setup.
Vizio 42" LCD GV42L - Native resolution = 768p
HR20 set to output 720p only.
Native OFF
My reason for these settings is: There is no reason to have the HR20 set to display anything that the TV will then convert to 720p anyways. EG. If i set the HR20 to display everything at 1080i, the HR will take a 720p signal, convert it to 1080i, only to have the TV convert it back to 720p to be displayed on my TV.
There you go. Let's see some setups. Does anyone feel they get better PQ by having the HR20 set to 1080i? I don't see any difference myself.
EDIT: After some extensive testing with 1080i sources material, I have found that letting my TV down convert 1080i signals the picture looked better to my eyes. So I have since set my HR20 to output 720p and 1080i. The 720p channels do follow my initial findings of showing more noise when converted to 1080i and then to 768p by my TV. Just figured I'd update this post with my findings.
Vizio 42" LCD GV42L - Native resolution = 768p
HR20 set to output 720p only.
Native OFF
My reason for these settings is: There is no reason to have the HR20 set to display anything that the TV will then convert to 720p anyways. EG. If i set the HR20 to display everything at 1080i, the HR will take a 720p signal, convert it to 1080i, only to have the TV convert it back to 720p to be displayed on my TV.
There you go. Let's see some setups. Does anyone feel they get better PQ by having the HR20 set to 1080i? I don't see any difference myself.
EDIT: After some extensive testing with 1080i sources material, I have found that letting my TV down convert 1080i signals the picture looked better to my eyes. So I have since set my HR20 to output 720p and 1080i. The 720p channels do follow my initial findings of showing more noise when converted to 1080i and then to 768p by my TV. Just figured I'd update this post with my findings.