1080p on a 32"?

[mustang-gt-2002]

Originally Posted by Nick4u_81

Some people can, some cant. I can. Can you? Because thats all thats important. Technology only moves forward. 1080p is the standard. Why buy a 720p set? Spend the extra money and do it right. IMO, lol

I cant tell 720p from 1080p on a 32" or smaller from 8' away but. I agree 720p is old school now. why get old technology. for our bedroom we got a T240HD samsung 24", 1080p, 10,000:1, 2 HDMI's, 1 DVI, 1 VGA, and 1 component. and we love it. for Blu-ray in the bedroom. go 1080p

[maygit]

It shouldn't be very easy to see the difference between a 720p and 1080p in a 32" for resolution. One thing that i find when people say they notice a difference is actually the fact that they're more than likely comparing a higher end model when looking at a 1080p vs the 720p. The contrast ratios, colors, processors and other factors are typically much better in a 1080p tv vs a 720p, for the reason stated above, especially in a 32". That's most likely where you'll notice a PQ difference rather than in the resolution.

[callas01]

IMO, from 6 feet or less you may notice it, if you are any further out you will not notice 1080p from 720p. For my bedroom I went 720 cause I am 12 feet away, why spend the extra money on something I am not going to be taking advantage of?? Picture quality is excellent, looks as good as my 1080p 40" from 6 feet away.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by mustang-gt-2002

I cant tell 720p from 1080p on a 32" or smaller from 8' away but. I agree 720p is old school now. why get old technology. for our bedroom we got a T240HD samsung 24", 1080p, 10,000:1, 2 HDMI's, 1 DVI, 1 VGA, and 1 component. and we love it. for Blu-ray in the bedroom. go 1080p

Unless you watch your 24 inch screen from a distance of like 3 feet, 1080p is a waste of money. The increased resolution will be lost unless you've got the keenest eagle eyes in the world.

I'm all for aiming for 1080p in smaller sizes if it's worth it, but most of the time its simply not going to be. Most people don't even make effective use of their large 1080p screens. Many claims people might make of how much better it is would be all placebo effect, no better than the folks watching SD content on their HDTVs and beaming about how clear and awesome it is.

[Blue Jester]

Thanks guys.

I bought the TV. I wanted an LG model for $800, but Best Buy didnt have it so the let me havea $1000 Sony for that price. At first I had it about 5-6 feet away then it was boggling my mind a bit (my old TV was a 20"), especially when I used my 360 in its widescreen glory, so I pushed it further back another foot. I'm wondering if a slightly bigger tv at that distance may be better, but I have some price checking to do.

EDIT: Whats the next measurement up from 32" that tvs come in? Do they come in 34"? I havent seen any....

[Nick4Blu_81]

I believe Ive seen 37's.

[Xplosive]

I have a 37'' FullHD and compared it and it is a drastic difference between 720p and 1080p.

[LaMp-PoSt-MaFiA]

if you can get 1080p.... why not?!? its not that much of a price difference.

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

depends on how far you are sitting. <4 feet you will notice the 1080p. if not save the money or get a bigger TV

for 1k you can get a sweet Samsung LCD.

[brewp13]

next size is 37" then 40"