Does it matter if my T.V is only 720p? - Blu-ray Forum

xChRoNicLeRyU · 06-17-2008, 05:16 PM

Blu-Ray dvds have 1080p video resolution, my T.V is 720p will it make a difference if i had a 1080p t.v?

xChRoNicLeRyU · 06-17-2008, 05:18 PM

Will i still get the same quality? BLU-RAY dvds are 1080p does it matter? Can some one explain this whole 1080p?

stockstar1138 · 06-17-2008, 05:20 PM

How big is your HDTV and how far do you sit away?

xChRoNicLeRyU · 06-17-2008, 05:22 PM

32' about 10+ feet. .

Beta Man · 06-17-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

How big is your HDTV and how far do you sit away?

Exactly.....

Think about the old Rear-projection "Big-Screens" if you sit two feet away from it, it'll be blocky, and terrible looking...... the further you sit from it, it looks fine......

Same principle, but on a different scale. I have a 37" 720p and sit about 10 feet away, so I wouldn't be able to tell the difference even if I had a 1080p sitting right next to it.

stockstar1138 · 06-17-2008, 05:23 PM

You will not get the same quality as somebody with a 1080p set, but you should see a difference over DVD.

1080p is a HD screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels = approx. 2 million pixels

your screen is 1280x720 pixels = approx. 1 million pixels.

Blu-ray will play fine and look better than anything you have ever seen on your HDTV (720p). However, you will be missing out on approx. half the resolution versus somebody with a 1080p set.

Beta Man · 06-17-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by xChRoNicLeRyU

32' about 10+ feet. .

You won't notice a difference at all...... (if you mean 32", not feet

)

I'd sit even closer if possible (I sit too far away too!)

Beta Man · 06-17-2008, 05:25 PM

Delete, repeat post.

Lucy Diamond · 06-17-2008, 05:25 PM

You will be fine.

Do you like what you see???

xChRoNicLeRyU · 06-17-2008, 05:27 PM

Havent got my PS3 yet. .

kingofgrills · 06-17-2008, 06:29 PM

720p or 1080i will look great on a 32" TV set. At that size you will not be able to discern a difference between 720p or 1080p. It's not until you start looking at larger screens around 50" or above that it may become noticeable.

TENSE · 06-17-2008, 06:32 PM

are you kidding me, the difference is like day and night.
upgrade is your only choice my friend.

Beta Man · 06-17-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TENSE

are you kidding me, the difference is like day and night.
upgrade is your only choice my friend.

I'd ignore this advice. For your screen size, and viewing distance, you won't notice any difference, let-alone "night and day" as this guy seems to think.

Collectors Set · 06-17-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TENSE

are you kidding me, the difference is like day and night.
upgrade is your only choice my friend.

I was just gonna ask this --- say you have a 56" inch 720P or 1080i with an eight or nine feet viewing distance. If you stepped up to 1080p given same specs, is the difference going to be as dramatic as it was going from 480i DVD to 1080i??

In other words will it be an epiphany like moment/experience where you realize every movie you have ever watched in your past was utter crap and now you know that you will have to watch each and every single one over again.

bkbluray · 06-17-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Collectors Set

I was just gonna ask this --- say you have a 56" inch 720P or 1080i with an eight or nine feet viewing distance. If you stepped up to 1080p given same specs, is the difference going to be as dramatic as it was going from 480i DVD to 1080i??

In other words will it be an epiphany like moment/experience where you realize every movie you have ever watched in your past was utter crap and now you know that you will have to watch each and every single one over again.

At 56" the difference will be VERY noticeable. I even notice quite a difference on my 40" 1080p compared to my old 40" 720p I used to have.

Collectors Set · 06-17-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bkbluray

At 56" the difference will be VERY noticeable. I even notice quite a difference on my 40" 1080p compared to my old 40" 720p I used to have.

Very interesting. Well the good news is that over the last 6-9 months the prices on 1080p's have really gotten better. I anticipate them bottoming out as we close in on the holiday season at the end of the year. I am sure there will be tons of crazy offers/combos/rebates, etc. with all of the brick and mortar vs online competition these days. I think that is when the time will be right to make a move. Am really curious to see where plasma prices are a year from now as well.

Beta Man · 06-17-2008, 06:52 PM

I've got my eye on the projector market (got a few picked out.... gonna pull the trigger within a month!!!)

mdabb · 06-17-2008, 06:56 PM

If you like your 32" TV and planning on keeping it then I wouldn't worry one bit. At 10' you will not be able to tell. even if you sat closer to your 32" you still would not be able to tell. You would need a magnifying glass to notice a greater number of lines/pixels between 1080p and 720p.

If say you are going to upgrade to a much larger set than yes I would go 1080p. 720p at a distance is fine so I wouldn't worry.

Collectors Set · 06-17-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

I've got my eye on the projector market (got a few picked out.... gonna pull the trigger within a month!!!)

Nice -- forgot to mention those as well. Great time to buy one for sure. Actually the flip side to consider of what I said above is if the price of something is good enough for you, you might just wanna grab it because with the economy being as bad as it has, consumer price spending down, inflation, oil prices, etc. we might for the first time in a long time be in a situation where the retailers are a little more conservative on the inventory buy side that they carry, so those crazy deals we got last year might not be as prevalent like they were last holiday season and prices have really really come done across the board on blu from last year.

What kind/size of screen are you gonna roll with??

Beta Man · 06-17-2008, 07:25 PM

Gonna go with a 720P http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-HC1500-720p-Theater-Projector/dp/B000RL6XVM/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3760HV0VB9MOT&colid=Z Z8NVE9QTSPM

because I have a HUGE room, and will likely sit pretty far away.... and really I am not too concerned with picture quality, I'd rather spend the extra money on saving up for Mono-tubes, or more media, etc.

Plus $750 they're practically giving it away!!! I'll probably budget $4-$500 for a screen (so I can keep it and re-use it when I get a better projector someday.)

06-17-2008, 05:16 PM	#1
xChRoNicLeRyU Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	What if your T.V. is only 720p? Blu-Ray dvds have 1080p video resolution, my T.V is 720p will it make a difference if i had a 1080p t.v?

06-17-2008, 05:18 PM	#2
xChRoNicLeRyU Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	Does it matter if my T.V is only 720p? Will i still get the same quality? BLU-RAY dvds are 1080p does it matter? Can some one explain this whole 1080p?

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06-17-2008, 05:20 PM	#3
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	How big is your HDTV and how far do you sit away?

06-17-2008, 05:22 PM	#4
xChRoNicLeRyU Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	32' about 10+ feet. .

06-17-2008, 05:23 PM	#6
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	You will not get the same quality as somebody with a 1080p set, but you should see a difference over DVD. 1080p is a HD screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels = approx. 2 million pixels your screen is 1280x720 pixels = approx. 1 million pixels. Blu-ray will play fine and look better than anything you have ever seen on your HDTV (720p). However, you will be missing out on approx. half the resolution versus somebody with a 1080p set.

06-17-2008, 05:25 PM	#8
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Delete, repeat post.

06-17-2008, 05:25 PM	#9
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	You will be fine. Do you like what you see???

06-17-2008, 05:27 PM	#10
xChRoNicLeRyU Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	Havent got my PS3 yet. .

06-17-2008, 06:29 PM	#11
kingofgrills Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:PDX Home Theater Gallery:31 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:81 Trading Score:31	720p or 1080i will look great on a 32" TV set. At that size you will not be able to discern a difference between 720p or 1080p. It's not until you start looking at larger screens around 50" or above that it may become noticeable.

06-17-2008, 06:32 PM	#12
TENSE Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Los Ageles, Ca Home Theater Gallery:10	are you kidding me, the difference is like day and night. upgrade is your only choice my friend.

06-17-2008, 06:52 PM	#17
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I've got my eye on the projector market (got a few picked out.... gonna pull the trigger within a month!!!)

06-17-2008, 06:56 PM	#18
mdabb Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Trading Score:1	If you like your 32" TV and planning on keeping it then I wouldn't worry one bit. At 10' you will not be able to tell. even if you sat closer to your 32" you still would not be able to tell. You would need a magnifying glass to notice a greater number of lines/pixels between 1080p and 720p. If say you are going to upgrade to a much larger set than yes I would go 1080p. 720p at a distance is fine so I wouldn't worry.

06-17-2008, 07:25 PM	#20
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Gonna go with a 720P http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-HC1500-720p-Theater-Projector/dp/B000RL6XVM/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3760HV0VB9MOT&colid=Z Z8NVE9QTSPM because I have a HUGE room, and will likely sit pretty far away.... and really I am not too concerned with picture quality, I'd rather spend the extra money on saving up for Mono-tubes, or more media, etc. Plus $750 they're practically giving it away!!! I'll probably budget $4-$500 for a screen (so I can keep it and re-use it when I get a better projector someday.)

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