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DeeChizzle · 06-18-2009, 06:53 PM

32" Sony WEGA LCD/1080i (2004 model) + $100.00 for a Samsung 32" LCD/720P (Model # LN32B360 / 2008 model)?

I felt I need to upgrade my bedroom set to a newer model. I know there are mixed feelings regarding 1080i and 720p but I figure at 32" who really cares.

This is the Sony WEGA I traded but a 32" model.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-KLV-23M1-...353025&sr=1-19

The frame was monsterous and it lacked a lot features. I know some of you prefer 1080i but I like I said I really wanted a newer model for the room and the Samsung is less than 6 months old.

raskal66 · 06-18-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeChizzle

32" Sony Bravia LCD/1080i (2004 model) + $100.00 for a Samsung 32" LCD/720P (Model # LN32B360 / 2008 model)?

I felt I need to upgrade my bedroom set to a newer model. I know there are mixed feelings regarding 1080i and 720p but I figure at 32" who really cares.

Looks to me like you'd be trading sideways instead of upwards, but I have a bias for Sony so I'm not the most impartial of all judges on an issue like this.

bigm · 06-18-2009, 07:14 PM

If i were in your shoes, I would not make the deal.

DeeChizzle · 06-18-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bigm

If i were in your shoes, I would not make the deal.

Really? Why?

The Wega I traded was nearly 5 years old. It's a discontinued model. It was great T.V. but it lacked alot of features that most LCD's have today like multiple HDMI connections.

franklinpross · 06-20-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeChizzle

Really? Why?

The Wega I traded was nearly 5 years old. It's a discontinued model. It was great T.V. but it lacked alot of features that most LCD's have today like multiple HDMI connections.

Pass on this one.
Current 32" are really so cheap now. Come up to a 40" and have at least
full 1080p. Even with a second decent player you're still watching
full fledged Blu-ray not 720p. In NY, when I see Kimmel(on ABC) in 720P
I start to squirm in my Lay-Z-Boy. That is, after watching Conan in glorious
1080i. It just doesn't cut it. Too soft a picture.

just a thought(on a cold rainy day in nyc)

kwrobbins · 06-20-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by franklinpross

Pass on this one.
Current 32" are really so cheap now. Come up to a 40" and have at least
full 1080p. Even with a second decent player you're still watching
full fledged Blu-ray not 720p. In NY, when I see Kimmel(on ABC) in 720P
I start to squirm in my Lay-Z-Boy. That is, after watching Conan in glorious
1080i. It just doesn't cut it. Too soft a picture.

just a thought(on a cold rainy day in nyc)

Isn't 720P a better picture than 1080i? With 720P you get 720 lines of res at once (progressive) vs. 540 flashed twice (interlaced), that's 180 lines more at once w/720P.

PanasonicPlasmaMan · 06-20-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeChizzle

32" Sony WEGA LCD/1080i (2004 model) + $100.00 for a Samsung 32" LCD/720P (Model # LN32B360 / 2008 model)?

I felt I need to upgrade my bedroom set to a newer model. I know there are mixed feelings regarding 1080i and 720p but I figure at 32" who really cares.

This is the Sony WEGA I traded but a 32" model.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-KLV-23M1-...353025&sr=1-19

The frame was monsterous and it lacked a lot features. I know some of you prefer 1080i but I like I said I really wanted a newer model for the room and the Samsung is less than 6 months old.

Do the trade, Sony makes TV's that will last A decade but why not spend only $100 more for a brand that is just as reliable and is 4 years newer with features such as multiple HDMI that you need. You can still get 1080i on a 720p tv so that is not a big deal. Somethings look better in 1080i somethings look better in 720p depends what kind of programming you are watching. I mean an HDMI splitter is $50 at monoprice and since you need two inputs you would really only be paying $50 more and what does $50 get you? two blu ray movies.

Do the trade!

franklinpross · 06-20-2009, 07:04 PM

Somethings look better in 1080i somethings look better in 720p depends what kind of programming you are watching.

That's what they say. But when I watch a Yankee game(YES) in 1080i
or a Mets game (SNY)in 1080i, it still looks better than many football
games in 720p. I get no motion blurr with the XBR. I wish all programming
were in 1080i. That's just my opine.

PanasonicPlasmaMan · 06-20-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by franklinpross

Somethings look better in 1080i somethings look better in 720p depends what kind of programming you are watching.

That's what they say. But when I watch a Yankee game(YES) in 1080i
or a Mets game (SNY)in 1080i, it still looks better than many football
games in 720p. I get no motion blurr with the XBR. I wish all programming
were in 1080i. That's just my opine.

Thats true though, when I am watching the NFL some channels look better as opposed to others. Both are being presented in 1080i but you can see a huge difference.

FOR NFL

FOX=GOOD
CBS=BAD

I dont know why that is

franklinpross · 06-20-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PanasonicPlasmaMan

Thats true though, when I am watching the NFL some channels look better as opposed to others. Both are being presented in 1080i but you can see a huge difference.

FOR NFL

FOX=GOOD
CBS=BAD

I dont know why that is

Me,not a clue.

Also, I scanned your collection. The Prestige. Is it worthwhile in Blu-ray?
I was thinking of that one.
Like you, I don't buy a lot . .only good ones. The reason. I'm older than dirt and I can see the next stage of all of this down the road when all my BD's are obsolete. Some posters have over 300 in their collection . . .makes me think . .

callas01 · 06-20-2009, 07:09 PM

I would do the trade personally, newer TV, I have that samsung and it is a great little 32", and you will still get the 1080i picture on your tv anyways because the TV supports 1080i. I have one hooked up to my spare bdp and its great for my bedroom.

franklinpross · 06-20-2009, 07:10 PM

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Television always should have been progressive

Good point you made. Why can't television be in 1080p ?

Takes up too much bandwidth? yea, but with analog gone, isn't there more
room?

franklinpross · 06-20-2009, 07:19 PM

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I have that samsung and it is a great little 32", and you will still get the 1080i picture on your tv anyways because the TV supports 1080i

I don't know. I read somewhere, once that a TV must be at least (min.)
40" just to be able to display 1080p. By shear size alone a 32" TV just doesn't
have enough room to display 1080 lines of resolution. It would be totally imperceptable to the human eye to see 1080 lines of resolution on a 32" TV.

Is that true?

jibucha · 06-20-2009, 07:37 PM

no; this is not so

Quote:

Originally Posted by franklinpross

qoute:
I have that samsung and it is a great little 32", and you will still get the 1080i picture on your tv anyways because the TV supports 1080i

I don't know. I read somewhere, once that a TV must be at least (min.)
40" just to be able to display 1080p. By shear size alone a 32" TV just doesn't
have enough room to display 1080 lines of resolution. It would be totally imperceptable to the human eye to see 1080 lines of resolution on a 32" TV.

Is that true?

06-18-2009, 06:53 PM	#1
DeeChizzle Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:The Last Frontier Blu-ray collection:188 Blu-ray reviews:74 Trading Score:47	What do you think of this trade? 32" Sony WEGA LCD/1080i (2004 model) + $100.00 for a Samsung 32" LCD/720P (Model # LN32B360 / 2008 model)? I felt I need to upgrade my bedroom set to a newer model. I know there are mixed feelings regarding 1080i and 720p but I figure at 32" who really cares. This is the Sony WEGA I traded but a 32" model. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-KLV-23M1-...353025&sr=1-19 The frame was monsterous and it lacked a lot features. I know some of you prefer 1080i but I like I said I really wanted a newer model for the room and the Samsung is less than 6 months old. Last edited by DeeChizzle; 06-18-2009 at 07:28 PM.

06-18-2009, 07:14 PM	#3
bigm Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:39	If i were in your shoes, I would not make the deal.

06-20-2009, 07:04 PM	#8
franklinpross Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:not from here Blu-ray reviews: 3	Somethings look better in 1080i somethings look better in 720p depends what kind of programming you are watching. That's what they say. But when I watch a Yankee game(YES) in 1080i or a Mets game (SNY)in 1080i, it still looks better than many football games in 720p. I get no motion blurr with the XBR. I wish all programming were in 1080i. That's just my opine.

06-20-2009, 07:09 PM	#11
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	I would do the trade personally, newer TV, I have that samsung and it is a great little 32", and you will still get the 1080i picture on your tv anyways because the TV supports 1080i. I have one hooked up to my spare bdp and its great for my bedroom.

06-20-2009, 07:10 PM	#12
franklinpross Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:not from here Blu-ray reviews: 3	qoute: Television always should have been progressive Good point you made. Why can't television be in 1080p ? Takes up too much bandwidth? yea, but with analog gone, isn't there more room?

06-20-2009, 07:19 PM	#13
franklinpross Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:not from here Blu-ray reviews: 3	qoute: I have that samsung and it is a great little 32", and you will still get the 1080i picture on your tv anyways because the TV supports 1080i I don't know. I read somewhere, once that a TV must be at least (min.) 40" just to be able to display 1080p. By shear size alone a 32" TV just doesn't have enough room to display 1080 lines of resolution. It would be totally imperceptable to the human eye to see 1080 lines of resolution on a 32" TV. Is that true?

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