who has a 720p HDTV

[Papi4baby]

Originally Posted by jcs913

I will tell you and others that have gotten their sets calibrated, that a well calibrated 720p set will look better than almost all 1080p sets uncalibrated. You can buy an XBR4 and it will not look better out of the box than a well calibrated 720p set. It is a fact and any person that knows about video and the way it is processed will tell you. 1080p is just a number. For it to look its best it has to be tweaked. Most people have their contrast too high and there color is way too saturated for the picture to look it's best whether it is a 720 or 1080.
You can save money and but a descent 720p plasma, like a pioneer (5080 for about $2k), or a (Panny plasma 77u) for about $1200 and spend $400 on a good calibration and it will always look better than most good 1080p monitors uncalibrated.

Im sorry plasmas are nice, but not for the cost. I personally feel that LCD or DLP can look almost as good for a fraction of the price. My personal prefference is LCD.