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Old 06-01-2010, 09:31 AM   #1
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Question HD ready (720p/1080i) vs Full HD (1080p)

After reading many Blu-ray movie reviews with a score for PQ, I'm beginning ot have doubts if I'll ever buy a full HD TV. Some of my favourite movies which I consider extremely good PQ got scores of 3.5 or 4 (I have a Samsung LE32S86BD). The Condemned, Fantastic 4 2, Ghosts of Mars, The Transporter all have amazing PQ for example, but they score around 3.5 or 4 in reviews, when I consider as good as Hellboy 2 or Planet Earth ...
The Full HD TVs I see in shops didn't get a WOW factor from me (OK the lighting is extreme and maybe it doesn't help see the quality), and I'm wondering if the HD Ready TVs are maybe taking away some picture porblems like artifacts, edge enhancement that would appear very clear on a Full HD TV.
So of course movies that score 5/5 PQ would appear better, but I fear movies that deserve 5/5 for my HD ready TV will look bad on a bigger Full HD TV as they'll show the defects my HD Ready TV doesn't.
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You should really only pick a 720p TV (only 1080i TV's are CRT sets and some Hitachi plasma's as far as consumer panels go) if you have decided after careful research, usually NOT done in stores, that the 720p panel you're choosing has better ANSI contrast ratio, colour accuracy, motion resolution, video processing, calibration options, etc., than the 1080p model you're looking at. If this is the case go for it. There are plenty 720p panels that outperform 1080p panels.

I really don't think two sets in the same year by the same manufacturer will actually enhance the edge enhancement. I can tell you that panel resolution should be 4th or 5th down the list of things to look for in a television. There are far more important characteristics to look for.
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