Speaking Of HDTV's

We have two HDTV's. One is a Sony and the other a Panasonic. The Sony is 720P and the Panasonic is 1080P and I can't see a darn bit of difference in picture quality, sound quality of even craftsmanship when watching HDTV, DVDs, etc.
Ya'll are smart about these things. In simple terms, that I can understand, why exactly did we pay more for the 1080? It was the sales folks that talked us into it but what is suppose to be so great about the 1080 ?


Your turn :)

unless the tv is big(50+ inches) or you sit really close, there isn't much difference

http://reviews.cnet.com/720p-vs-1080p-hdtv/

Take a picture and enlarge it on your screen. You'll notice that, as it gets larger you can see the pixles. The more pixles you have, the larger you can get the picutre before you loose picture quality. So, a 1080 has a lot more dots/sq inch than a 720 and the screen can get larger before you start to see the dots. :)

Do you have a 1080P signal source?

Boy, it almost makes me yearn for the days of my youth when we had just 7 channels. ABC, NBC, CBS and 3 independents plus the "educational" channel 13. And they offered everything we could want. National news and our favorite shows on the big networks. All our local sports teams on the independents. Documentaries, classical music and educational kids shows on 13. Best of all it didn't cost a dime. And if you wanted to see a movie or just cool off in the heat of the summer you went to the movies for a buck and a quarter. Oh, for the good old days.







They're coming next week to switch our Standard Definition DIRECTV over to 200+ channels of glorious 1080pHD.

Todd nailed it. See the chart below, which explains it all. With a 42" screen, unless you sit about 5.5' or 6' away you might as well get 720p.

http://www.carltonbale.com/wp-content/uploads/distance_chart.png

Or how about an antenna on your roof with an electric motor "rotator" attached. You would have a box for the rotator on top of your TV. As it turned, the box would click-click away.

Looking at 720 vs 1080 I don't see much of a difference. Unless you're playing Playstation 3 games. :eyepop:

We had all the bells and whistles as my dad was a Ham radio operator and he built all his stuff. He built a Heathkit color TV in the early 60's. We were the first on the block. I was just a toddler then, but I remember many times my dad behind the tv adjusting and saying, "better, or worse."]

My first HDTV was a Mitsubishi 55 inch rear projection, I never did get used to it. No matter how far you sat from it, it still was too big so I gave it to my elderly neighbor for free. I bought a Vizio, 32 inch HD Flatscreen Plasma, never seen a better picture but I wanted a bigger screen so I gave that one to my sister. Recently I upgraded to a Vizio 47 HD LCD, I'm loving this tv especially with Directv HD package.

Well, I have an Olevia 55" 1080p HDTV and it helps a lot with the higher pixels when watching HD programing or Blueray movies. I bought this brand because I had some free "swag money" for helping out with the tech forums at a popular PC and electronic online store (Newegg). So they gave me a huge deal on it and I've been very happy.

My sister has a LG 37" 720p HDTV and it looks just fine. So I agree it has to do with size and viewing distance.

Elvis, my father-in-law bought a Vizio 47" HDTV and I agree, it is very good quality, especially since your paying much less then some of the Japanese companies.

My wife just picked up some cheapo brand (Apex) 40" 1080p HDTV on Black Friday for about $380...it wouldn't be my first choice, but if my wife comes in the door with a 40" 1080p HDTV, I tend not to ask to many question, lol. Ive yet to hook it up as I'm awaiting my wall mount. As long as it works I'll be happy... after all, it is just going in the bedroom.

If you use it as a computer monitor, you can definitely see the difference.