720P VS 1180P

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But I'll agree that NFL games on CBS (1080i) look better than games on Fox (720p). I don't know if it's because of 1080i/720p or something else. But they do look better and I'm glad the Super Bowl is on CBS this year.

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This may be due to other factors such as your TV's native resolution, cable/sat box setup, etc. 720p is actually supposed to be preferable to 1080i for sports as it produces a smoother picture for anything with lots of motion.

[cbloom]

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This may be due to other factors such as your TV's native resolution, cable/sat box setup, etc. 720p is actually supposed to be preferable to 1080i for sports as it produces a smoother picture for anything with lots of motion.

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That's the theory. In practice hardly anybody sees interlacing, partly because the phosphor activation times are still so long (of course if you have an HDTV it's probably not a CRT but LCD response is roughly equally slow). Maybe on a projection TV you can see the interlacing more.

[jaydub]

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As you say, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are already 1080p, so it's not a future thing, he should probably get 1080p for the present.

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Only if there is:

1. A high probability that he will acquire such a device
2. A high probability that he can distinguish a significant difference.

I say high probability as the cost is ~ 40% more.

J

[gwhiz_612]

Which sony are you getting the XBR1? If so get the extended warranty they have been having problems with their light engines.

[z28dreams]

I'd go ahead and get 1080p if you have the money.

You will limit yourself to DLP/LCD though, as 1080p plasma screens are still around $7000 or more.

Samsung is a pretty good bang for the buck LCD with these specs.

My problem is I still haven't managed to see what a 720p tv looks like at it's highest resolution... it seems like most stores run DVD (480p) on the 720p tv's, while running a blu ray disc on the 1080p dvd's, so it's not really a fair comparison.

[gusmahler]

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But I'll agree that NFL games on CBS (1080i) look better than games on Fox (720p). I don't know if it's because of 1080i/720p or something else. But they do look better and I'm glad the Super Bowl is on CBS this year.

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This may be due to other factors such as your TV's native resolution, cable/sat box setup, etc. 720p is actually supposed to be preferable to 1080i for sports as it produces a smoother picture for anything with lots of motion.

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I know that's the theory of why ABC/ESPN and Fox went to 720p. But there's still a lot of 1080i sports (NHL is exclusively 1080i and most non-ESPN NBA games are 1080i) and I'm not sure if that is true in practice.

I think CBS may just have better production values. Or it could be that my CBS local is better than my Fox and NBC locals. I have noticed that e.g., CSI looks a lot better than L&O: SVU.

[LuckOfTheDraw]

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-- To my knowledge, the highest broadcast resolution is currently 1080i. Meaning that over the air HD or cable HD will not make full use of a 1080p set. This is unlikely to change within the next decade or two.

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