720p vs. 1080p - Blu-ray Forum

timmyboy1121 · 06-24-2007, 01:16 AM

Hi, I currently own a 720p Samsung 32" LCD HDTV and am seraching the market to upgrade to a 1080p. Can someone tell me if there is a noticeable difference between 720p and 1080p and if it's worth paying the extra money for 1080p. Also, if I do get a 1080p TV then it'll be 40".

clyon · 06-24-2007, 01:43 AM

Only on 50"+ one can see the diffrence of 1080p vs 720p. But If your going to be sitting about 4-5 feet form the 40" tv then yes you can tell the diffence pf the two.

Deciazulado · 06-24-2007, 02:27 AM

1080p is 2.25x the pixels of 720p so you can enlarge the diagonal of the screen 1.5x from the same seating distance and get the same quality.

gvortex7 · 06-24-2007, 02:35 AM

I have Philips BDP9000 blu-ray player and a Mitsubishi HC3000 720P projector, projecting onto an OPTOMA 106" screen and all I can say is that all the movies in 1080i have been nothing short of breathtaking. I don't even think I miss 1080p at all. Imagine if bd's look this good on a 106" screen in 1080i how good they'll look on a much smaller screen?

zombieking · 06-24-2007, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvortex7

I have Philips BDP9000 blu-ray player and a Mitsubishi HC3000 720P projector, projecting onto an OPTOMA 106" screen and all I can say is that all the movies in 1080i have been nothing short of breathtaking. I don't even think I miss 1080p at all. Imagine if bd's look this good on a 106" screen in 1080i how good they'll look on a much smaller screen?

I agree the 1080p resolution being the best is negligible. I've seen 50" plasma displays running side by side at 1080i/1080p and I couldn't see a difference. I run my pioneer 50" plasma at 720p and bluray movies look stellar.

timmyboy1121 · 06-26-2007, 10:36 PM

So can you tell a difference between 720p and 1080p in a 40" HDTV?

supersix4 · 06-26-2007, 10:39 PM

yes you can

clyon · 06-26-2007, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmyboy1121

So can you tell a difference between 720p and 1080p in a 40" HDTV?

depend on viewing distance.

Fill in the info & on the bottem will give you the MAX distance to fully resolve 1080i/1080p for x sized tv at x distance vs MAX distance to fully resolve 720p :

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.c...alculator.html

06-24-2007, 01:16 AM	#1
timmyboy1121 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2007	720p vs. 1080p Hi, I currently own a 720p Samsung 32" LCD HDTV and am seraching the market to upgrade to a 1080p. Can someone tell me if there is a noticeable difference between 720p and 1080p and if it's worth paying the extra money for 1080p. Also, if I do get a 1080p TV then it'll be 40".

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06-24-2007, 01:43 AM	#2
clyon Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Just left of the Alpha Quadrant 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:824 Blu-ray reviews:8	Only on 50"+ one can see the diffrence of 1080p vs 720p. But If your going to be sitting about 4-5 feet form the 40" tv then yes you can tell the diffence pf the two.

06-24-2007, 02:27 AM	#3
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:7047 DVD collection:4044	1080p is 2.25x the pixels of 720p so you can enlarge the diagonal of the screen 1.5x from the same seating distance and get the same quality.

06-24-2007, 02:35 AM	#4
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	I have Philips BDP9000 blu-ray player and a Mitsubishi HC3000 720P projector, projecting onto an OPTOMA 106" screen and all I can say is that all the movies in 1080i have been nothing short of breathtaking. I don't even think I miss 1080p at all. Imagine if bd's look this good on a 106" screen in 1080i how good they'll look on a much smaller screen?

06-26-2007, 10:36 PM	#6
timmyboy1121 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2007	So can you tell a difference between 720p and 1080p in a 40" HDTV?

06-26-2007, 10:39 PM	#7
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	yes you can

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