1080i vs 1080p and How to Convert 1080i to 1080p

Now I'm going to ditch indigestible jargon and provide you with some straightforward conclusions. Both 1080i and 1080p are 1920x1080 FHD resolution. "i" stands for interlaced scan and "p" stands for progressive scan. 1080i is typically used in HD channels on satellite and cable broadcast as well as HD cameras and camcorders, while 1080p is commonly used in Blu-ray discs, online streaming, computer monitors, game consoles and more.

In practice, most people can't spot much difference. When watching some 1080i videos, especially those with pictures of fast-moving people or objects, however, you can easily notice that there are a lot of strange horizontal lines or artifacts appearing all around. And 1080p videos, on the other hand, don't have such issues and look sharpener and smoother due to a higher scan rate, twice of the 1080i interlaced scan.

If those weird visual effects I mentioned above have ever happened to you, and you have tweaked your device to 1080p mode already yet doesn't help, you should convert videos from 1080i to 1080p for better playback. Doing so also enables you to perfectly play the original 1080i videos on any device and platform.

Of course, it takes professional software to process your HD videos so that there'll be no data damage during the conversion and the result is satisfactory.

And here's a highly-recommended resolution converter tool: WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro, specially designed for HD video conversions. It can convert any video to 500+ output formats and devices, automatically improve video quality for better visual enjoyment, upscale and downscale video resolution, etc. What's more, the operations are unbelievably simple.

Now let me show you how to convert 1080i video to 1080p video with it.