New TV Question

[Dire]

The vast majority of games are not (and will not be) native 1080p this generation, meaning you will see no actual difference - just upscaling. I went through this same decision myself pretty recently. Ended up going with a 720p for less than 1/3rd the cost of a comparable 1080p. Couldn't be happier with my purchase.

1080p's just not worth it unless you are really into HD-DVD/blu-ray but even then, you're not going to see a major difference on a 42" TV if you're sitting more than a few feet away from the set.

[Nicholasp27]

get it

u need 60" to see any benefit from 1080p

and 90% of ur source material isn't 1080p for next 5 yrs anyway

[Hoya]

I have that TV - paid 800 something a few months back. I have been very happy with it.

[4 High]

When the source does become mostly 1080p, will it still look great in 720p?

I have an Xbox 360 HD-DVD Drive if it helps.

[Dire]

4 High, why not just drop by Best Buy or somewhere with demos setup? You can see what it looks like for yourself. But yes, it will still look great in 720p.

[4 High]

Well i actually work at Sears, thus how i know about it. It doesn't look that good to be honest, but every single review i have read has said it looks amazing in home, so much better then compared to the store. Normally i would shrug this off, but literally every review i read raved about in home picture and also eh'd at the in store picture. We have it set up using some crappy Coaxial cables and its also been bumped around a ton and its settings are probably messed with, so using the in store model as a demo prolly isn't that good of an idea.

For 600 and change i think its worth it, i guess im just doing some internal debating.

[kleath]

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1080p's just not worth it unless you are really into HD-DVD/blu-ray but even then, you're not going to see a major difference on a 42" TV if you're sitting more than a few feet away from the set.

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This is such a common thing to say and is completely untrue, I see a major difference on a 26" 720p from 12 feet comparing DVD to HDDVD/Bluray. Not saying that makes it worth it but the difference is DEFINITELY there, only bias or poor vision could indicate otherwise.

[Nicholasp27]

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1080p's just not worth it unless you are really into HD-DVD/blu-ray but even then, you're not going to see a major difference on a 42" TV if you're sitting more than a few feet away from the set.

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This is such a common thing to say and is completely untrue, I see a major difference on a 26" 720p from 12 feet comparing DVD to HDDVD/Bluray. Not saying that makes it worth it but the difference is DEFINITELY there, only bias or poor vision could indicate otherwise.

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u need to reread

we are saying a 1080p is not noticeable vs 1080i or 720p at <60" from any normal viewing distance

u are saying u notice a difference on ur 720p for hd vs non-hd

NOBODY will dispute that