The missing link to winning this war...1080p TVs.

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by T-Wrecks

1080p TVs. There. I said it. I purchased a PS3 for a number of reasons -chief among them being that it was such an outstanding deal and I'll take a Sony product over a MS-backed product anyday.

So why do I only own one BD? Simple. I only have a Samsung 1080i/720p TV. Last month my neighbor showed me his middle-of-the-road 47" (42"?) 1080p Phillips (6000:1 contrast) and it was AWESOME. At $1,600, however, justifying the cost is a hard pill to swallow but man do I ever want one.

So now it's a waiting game. I want to know where the deals on the 1080p TVs are, or more precisely, WHEN. If Blu-Ray wants to win this war, then its getting the TVs into houses that tips the scales. I've chosen sides since last December. Sony and co. need to recognize that there are MANY like me out there that could cause a seismic shift in sales if we were to be given enough incentive to buy one. Sony and company need to find a way to complete the chain.

Blu-Ray Disc Player----1080p TV------End user/Early adopter investment

Being fiscally/financially responsible stinks .

Enlighten me, people. I know you "gots the goods". My wife is bugging me to get 300 (she likes it more than I do!) anyway. . .

It's funny because my sister just purchased a PS3 last week. She plugged it in via HDMI to her 50" 1080i/720p (768 native resolution) HDTV and went "Huh? Why does it look better on your TV than mine? They're the same size!"

I own a 1080p 50" TV, and yes, the difference in clarity between the two resolutions is remarkable, to say the least. Even a non-videophile like my sister can tell the difference.

P.S. Your wife probably just likes the "300 six-packs"

[mikesoba]

Originally Posted by Icemage

It's funny because my sister just purchased a PS3 last week. She plugged it in via HDMI to her 50" 1080i/720p (768 native resolution) HDTV and went "Huh? Why does it look better on your TV than mine? They're the same size!"

I own a 1080p 50" TV, and yes, the difference in clarity between the two resolutions is remarkable, to say the lea' st. Even a non-videophile like my sister can tell the difference.

P.S. Your wife probably just likes the "300 six-packs"

I hate to hear this! I just paid off my 720p, 50" Panasonic last December with an interest free, two-year credit plan. Now I have to find someone to take this sucker off me for some cash. But you can buy the same TV, at 1080p, for nearly half the price, so it won't be easy to unload.

[BStecke]

Blu-ray should still be very impressive on a 1080i or 720p set. There is a difference between 1080i and 1080p, but to most people, it's not a night and day difference. Your neighbor's set really shouldn't make yours look that bad. What type of TV do you and your neighbor have? DLP, LCD, Plasma, RPTV? Also, how do you have everything hooked up?

[ReduxInflux]

my last set was a 42" 1080i set from Sony and Blu-Ray still looked great on it. Not as good as my new 60" 1080p set, but nonetheless great. i'm just a perfectionist so i had to have the best possible. but yes, i agree....the foundation needs to be set with affordable HDTVs.

[WickyWoo]

Simply put, 720p is half the pixels of 1080p

So in other words you're paying half again for twice the TV