Max, your Elite actually displays material at 1080p. Its native resolution is 1080, and as a plasma set it's inherently a progressive(rather than interlaced)display. The "1080i" description means only that it doesn't accept 1080p material directly, but deinterlaces 1080i to 1080p. As you've seen, the deinterlacing that your set does is excellent and you get a great picture. Enjoy.

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