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It does say somewhere in that length(or was it somewhere else I was reading), most people prefer 720P to 1080i if the incoming signals are the same, ie. 720P set showing 720P signal and 1080i set showing 1080i signal, the 720 appears smoother.



That is probably due to no conversion having to be done by the video processor, not wether the source is progressive or interlaced.

My 1080P set processes 1080i very easily compared to 720P which shows some jaggies. It converts 480P very well too, but the pic is soft on the 61" display.

Its just my opinion, but to the OP...either cable will work very similar, just calibrate your TV using Digital Video Essentials or Avia disc once you have it hooked up. Some have said their display looked different when connected via component vs DVI, but that was corrected when they calibrated it.