Should S3 make the changes or moniter

[hglass]

I have an S3 and I want to know should I keep it on native and let the moniter make the changes or should I put the S3 on 1080i

[jbernardis]

Different people will have different preferences, but I have my S3's on 1080i because I felt that the delay on the TV when it switches resolution when going from one channel to another was unbearable.

[hglass]

what do you think of picture quality?? That to me is the main issue

[jbernardis]

I'm happy with the picture quality - that doesn't mean you will be. Try it and see

[JWThiers]

I have an S3 and I want to know should I keep it on native and let the moniter make the changes or should I put the S3 on 1080i

Depends completely on what you think a good picture is and your equipment, your room setup, and your preferences. If you have a smallish monitor (under say 37") from a known brand sitting more than 8' away from the monitor there is a good chance you won't notice a difference. If you have a 60" monitor from Walmarts loss leader of the month bought on sale for $500 and are sitting 6' away you will probably notice a difference.

Best advice, try it yourself on a variety of sources in analog, SD digital, HD Digital, day, night, movies, sports, series, news let tivo do the scaling, let TV do the scaling every combo try each setting for a few days and you decide whats best for you. If you don't see any major differences, As pointed out tivo native mode lets the TV do the scaling and there can be a delay when changing channels that some find very annoying, I don't see any major difference between native and any of the fixed resolutions so I am personally trying to decide between 1080i and 720p fixed, I am leaning toward 1080i, but that is because in theory it should show action better but nothing I can easily detect with my system from where I watch.

Dive on in.

[ThAbtO]

If you set it on native or hybrid, the TV has to constantly change the resolution every time you watch a recorded show or change channels on live TV whenever the resolution changes from what it previously was at, resulting in blanking screens between changes. Setting on fixed saves time with less blanking and wear and tear on the TV.

[JWThiers]

If you set it on native or hybrid, the TV has to constantly change the resolution every time you watch a recorded show or change channels on live TV whenever the resolution changes from what it previously was at, resulting in blanking screens between changes. Setting on fixed saves time with less blanking and wear and tear on the TV.

Would that really mean less wear and tear? Most sets (I think) go to a no video display "Blank Screen" when changing resolutions. Giving a soft change. and all the logic for it is in solid state electronics which are very durable.