1080p worth it?

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by J6P

Hmmm. We went through a great deal of drama and strife as enthusiasts to establish an optical disc standard with 1080 lines of progressive information. Not faked. Not upconverted from 540. Why not use a display that can actually display that information? Seems logical to me.

Sometimes one can find oneself arguing strange positions just to defend a purchasing decision, but this seems an odd battle to pick as a Blu-ray fan. This, coming from somebody stuck back in 720p right there with you (waiting on those XBR-8s)!

if it's not noticeable at a given viewing distance....then you're paying for something you're not using........

I have a 37" 720p at 10-12 feet viewing distance it's fine..... and I don't want a 1080p (if I did, I'd buy one) I have three LCDs and they're all 720p (One Aquos 37", Two 32" samsungs)

When I have room for a projector or a 60" plasma, I'll get 1080p

[J6P]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

if it's not noticeable at a given viewing distance....then you're paying for something you're not using........

I have a 37" 720p at 10-12 feet viewing distance it's fine..... and I don't want a 1080p (if I did, I'd buy one) I have three LCDs and they're all 720p (One Aquos 37", Two 32" samsungs)

When I have room for a projector or a 60" plasma, I'll get 1080p

Oh, I totally agree that if you are 12 feet away from a 37" set you aren't going to get the benefit. I just don't understand the purchasing decision. By that I'm not talking directly to you, I wouldn't presume to tell you how to spend your money.

Just, for me, I wouldn't spend money on any set unless I could purchase a 1080p in sufficient size to give me the full Blu-ray experience. This is for a primary set, mind you, not a bedroom or secondary set.

To me that would be like throwing good money after bad. I'm perfectly content with my three year old 46" 720p from about 12 feet away until I can get that big XBR of my dreams. Putting money on an additional 720p set at this point would just be pushing my desired set farther down the road.

[ixlegitballinxl]

42inch + go 1080p

[dobyblue]

...and so it continues.

[ixlegitballinxl]

3 years ago 1080i was the best thing since sliced bread.......now its 720p vs 1080p....bottom line... do you want higher resolution or not?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by ixlegitballinxl

3 years ago 1080i was the best thing since sliced bread.......now its 720p vs 1080p....bottom line... do you want higher resolution or not?

That's not the bottom line - the bottom line is where will you be sitting in relation to your TV. If you're sitting 15ft away and you want a 42" TV, why waste the extra $500 on a 1080p set, put that money into a new speaker.

You should also be considering things other than resolution. For instance, a 1080p source on a 1080p screen requires no scaling. On a 1080i/720p screen it does. How does the set handle interlacing?

Viewing distance, 3:2 cadence, de-interlacing, resolution, source material - all these things are important when choosing a TV, not just the native resolution of the panel.

That's why the 720p KURO from Pioneer outclasses several 1080p LCD, LCos and DLP sets.

[dlshelt]

I have a projector and cant get over the difference from watching a dvd to blu ray from about 20 feet away and thats with 720p

[rogman]

Originally Posted by dlshelt

I have a projector and cant get over the difference from watching a dvd to blu ray from about 20 feet away and thats with 720p

I'm sure that 720P would be a lot sharper than 480P, even when it's upsampled. How big is your screen? Did you also notice a difference when you turn upsampling off/on? Just curious...