which setting

[BAMABRANDON]

should I set my dish network on 1080i or 720p I have a vizio 42 lcd?I have put it on both settings and when I change channels from espn 720p to discovery 1080i it stays on the setting that I set it on.If you have any suggestions I would appreciate it.

[57U]

Set it to the format that YOU prefer and leave it there. As has been discussed on this forum many times, most HDTVs seem to prefer a 1080i input.

The STB stays on the format selected because it doesn't have a "passthrough" option.