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TheTenth · 10-27-2008, 02:42 PM

than a 1080p?
Reading reviews, I see many movies (Disney's Dinosaur, Die another day, , X-men the last stand, [the Reaping (not 5 PQ but certainly not 2.5)] ...) that don't get 5/5 for PQ and these movies look amazing, better than references like the Potc series.
Especially The Reaping, I saw of course the color banding in the red river but that's all and I watched it many times, I saw no "washed out", "color shift", "excessive grain" ... as Mr. Liebman puts it. Dinosaur has really stunned me, the natural scenery is really astounding and the characters (especially the Lemurians fur) is excellent. Die another day crushes any movie I've seen in detial, giving a screen depth like no other.
So now I'm doubting the "true HD" (I think I'll never get money to get one anyway but I saw some in shops - of course overuse of lighting to make the higher cost models stand out don't show a real nice image most of the times) brings something fantastic, as it seems the movies I see on my 32" Samsung (7000:1 contrat ratio) have less defects than the bigger true HD screens ...
Any other people with HD ready screens had the same experience?

dobyblue · 10-27-2008, 02:56 PM

If the artifact is in the source material, then you're seeing less of it on a 720p screen if you're viewing distance is such that you're sitting a distance where you would resolve 1080p detail on a similar sized screen.

That much is obvious mathematics.

However because all TV's are different it often depends on the TV itself.

If you put that TV beside a PDP-5020FD you'd no doubt see the Pio had the better picture. If you put it beside a 1080p 32" vizio, the Samsung may come out the winner.

There is no defining rule here, so I'm not sure what you're looking for.

The smaller the screen size and the further you sit away, the less you'll notice.

M73 · 10-27-2008, 04:03 PM

whats the difference between 1080p and 1080i?

dobyblue · 10-27-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M73

whats the difference between 1080p and 1080i?

One is interlaced, the other is progressive.

Read this - http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...07-part-1.html

10-27-2008, 02:42 PM	#1
TheTenth Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Clermont-Ferrand, France Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:681 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	can a 720p/1080i TV have less artifacts ... than a 1080p? Reading reviews, I see many movies (Disney's Dinosaur, Die another day, , X-men the last stand, [the Reaping (not 5 PQ but certainly not 2.5)] ...) that don't get 5/5 for PQ and these movies look amazing, better than references like the Potc series. Especially The Reaping, I saw of course the color banding in the red river but that's all and I watched it many times, I saw no "washed out", "color shift", "excessive grain" ... as Mr. Liebman puts it. Dinosaur has really stunned me, the natural scenery is really astounding and the characters (especially the Lemurians fur) is excellent. Die another day crushes any movie I've seen in detial, giving a screen depth like no other. So now I'm doubting the "true HD" (I think I'll never get money to get one anyway but I saw some in shops - of course overuse of lighting to make the higher cost models stand out don't show a real nice image most of the times) brings something fantastic, as it seems the movies I see on my 32" Samsung (7000:1 contrat ratio) have less defects than the bigger true HD screens ... Any other people with HD ready screens had the same experience? Last edited by TheTenth; 10-27-2008 at 07:04 PM.

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10-27-2008, 02:56 PM	#2
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	If the artifact is in the source material, then you're seeing less of it on a 720p screen if you're viewing distance is such that you're sitting a distance where you would resolve 1080p detail on a similar sized screen. That much is obvious mathematics. However because all TV's are different it often depends on the TV itself. If you put that TV beside a PDP-5020FD you'd no doubt see the Pio had the better picture. If you put it beside a 1080p 32" vizio, the Samsung may come out the winner. There is no defining rule here, so I'm not sure what you're looking for. The smaller the screen size and the further you sit away, the less you'll notice.

10-27-2008, 04:03 PM	#3
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