1080i Native vs. 720p Scaled to 1500i

[RP2A03]

I am in the market for an HD tube and need some help. Specifically I was wondering which is better: 1080i native or 720p scaled to 1500i as done by this. Furthermore, does anyone have experience with this tube and does it scale fast enough to be lag free. It should be noted that I intend to only send either a 1080i or 720p signal to the set.

Also, I know that 720p native tubes exist but they are quite rare and I don't expect to ever find one.

[Greg2600]

No experience, read whatever you can on avsforum.com, it's the best place to get info. Personally I'm not a lag freak, I never notice it. That said, I'm sure newer generation consoles are fine, but the vintage stuff who knows.

[WCP]

I was always under the impression that CRT's don't have a fixed resolution, or a "native" resolution. They have various resolutions that they support.


Of course, I could be totally wrong about that.

[RP2A03]

I was always under the impression that CRT's don't have a fixed resolution, or a "native" resolution. They have various resolutions that they support.


Of course, I could be totally wrong about that.

Yes and no. While the technology is inherently capable of displaying multiple resolutions, consumer grade televisions don't as a cost cutting measure. In order to make a multiscan monitor the electronics have to be able to operate at a variety of voltages and frequencies while maintaining a tight tolerance, and since the cost of monitors scales pretty quickly with size something has to give.