Helpful chart for choosing TV size/resolution

[pashots]

Guys, need your help on this as I really can't decide for myself, and I know this has been asked a lot... as the title says go bigger with lower resoultion or a bit smaller for full HD? Moving into a new apartment, viewing room is 19x12, the shorter side is where the tv will be. I have two options, Panny 720p 50" plasma or Philips 47" FullHD LCD with the same price. As far as my research, it's all leaning towards the plasma. Any thoughts or comments on this?

[RedJamaX]

Originally Posted by pashots

Guys, need your help on this as I really can't decide for myself, and I know this has been asked a lot... as the title says go bigger with lower resoultion or a bit smaller for full HD? Moving into a new apartment, viewing room is 19x12, the shorter side is where the tv will be. I have two options, Panny 720p 50" plasma or Philips 47" FullHD LCD with the same price. As far as my research, it's all leaning towards the plasma. Any thoughts or comments on this?

At 50", I would get a TV with 1080 resolution because I can notice the difference. If you have an HHGregg in your area go there and ask them to hook up a bluray to the two TVs you are looking at and see if you care about the difference in resolution. HHGregg employees get paid commision, so if you puch hard enough, or make them beleive you are definitely going to buy a TV, they will help you any way they can.

If you are comparing them at Best Buy, Walmart, BJs or other places like that... From what I have seen, their advertisement feeds running in HD all seem to be at 720 so it doesn't look like there is a difference from one TV to the next.

You really need to see a Blu-Ray being played to see the difference.

[frogmort]

I have a 42" 1080p Panny plasma, and I had to have it repaired after a lightning storm. The repair guy loaned me a 42" 720p slightly older model Panny plasma. I could tell a huge difference. I do sit with my eyeballs 4' 7" from the screen, as THX recommended 36° viewing angle suggests. http://myhometheater.homestead.com/v...alculator.html

My tv is actually 41.6" diagonally, so the Recommended THX viewing distance (36 degree viewing angle) is 4.6 Feet
(4' 7 3/16"). If I lean forward just a few inches, I can see the pixels. I want to get the absolute most out of my tv.

[jonmoz]

Another guide is to sit about one and a half screen widths away from your display,which in my case is 12 ft away.