Question about HDTV 1080p vs 720p

[sense]

I'm about to purchase a HDTV 32' inch Lcd 720p. My question is there any big difference between the 720p and 1080p on only a 32 inch screen???

[Pete1210]

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[SuperBowlNachos]

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No. I have a 42" 720p and I can't tell the difference between it and my brothers 50" 1080p in the other room(same line of Panasonic plasmas). The general rule I have heard is 50" and under you can't tell the difference when sitting a normal amount if way. Some people might say 42" for that rule, but 32" is definitely in that category.

If it's a money issue go 720p.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Yeah for a 32 inch screen, you really not going to notice a difference at all despite what people say. Not worth the money at all for 1080p on a tv smaller then 46 inches.

[DickDalewood]

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You'll notice if you plan on doing any gaming or bluray movie watching. If not, and you're just watching HD TV, then no, there won't be a difference, as television broadcasts only come through in 720p/1080i.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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At that size, unless you're close enough that your nose can touch the screen (ok, maybe not that close...) then 720p is just fine.

Only reason you'd go 1080p in that size is if you're using it as a monitor and need to ready extremely small print. In this case, the extra resolution MIGHT help.

Obviously, if the price is the same or there is negligible difference then you go 1080p

[Dirty Turtles]

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This really helped me out a lot as well. We're looking into getting a new TV, but according to the chart, the viewing distance in our living room doesn't even begin to bring the effects of 1080p in with the size of TV I want. I'll save the extra cash and get a nice set of surround sound speakers or something with it.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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This really helped me out a lot as well. We're looking into getting a new TV, but according to the chart, the viewing distance in our living room doesn't even begin to bring the effects of 1080p in with the size of TV I want. I'll save the extra cash and get a nice set of surround sound speakers or something with it.

Most people forget about the sound. That is half the equation. A nice surround system is needed to complete the home theater experience.

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Most people forget about the sound. That is half the equation. A nice surround system is needed to complete the home theater experience.

So true

Sound def. immerses you more than you think

In fact I know some popular tv shows that IMO only make the popular cut because they stir veiwer emotions with the music almost the entire way through the show.

[Blzer]

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Don't let people tell you here there isn't a difference, I made that mistake and am paying for it. The difference is there, but some people can discern it and some people can't. Likewise, the small differences some people distinguish feel that the upgrade is worth the extra cost of the television, others don't.

You have to look at them by yourself, side-by-side.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Don't let people tell you here there isn't a difference, I made that mistake and am paying for it. The difference is there, but some people can discern it and some people can't. Likewise, the small differences some people distinguish feel that the upgrade is worth the extra cost of the television, others don't.

You have to look at them by yourself, side-by-side.

there's not a huge difference, I own 2 1080p sets and from 720p to 1080p is BLAH, nothing to get excited about, like I said not a big difference.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Don't let people tell you here there isn't a difference, I made that mistake and am paying for it. The difference is there, but some people can discern it and some people can't. Likewise, the small differences some people distinguish feel that the upgrade is worth the extra cost of the television, others don't.

You have to look at them by yourself, side-by-side.

On a 32" you can't unless you are 2 inches from the screen.

And don't go to a store and look at the side-by-side. That is the worst possible thing you can do. Stores don't calibrate TVs right. If there is a HUGE difference in which one TV looks absolutely terrible it's likely the store set it up like that on purpose or just wrong.

[Blzer]

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On a 32" you can't unless you are 2 inches from the screen.

And don't go to a store and look at the side-by-side. That is the worst possible thing you can do. Stores don't calibrate TVs right. If there is a HUGE difference in which one TV looks absolutely terrible it's likely the store set it up like that on purpose or just wrong.

Psh, even on a 23" monitor that I own I can detect the higher pixel resolution in 1080i vs. 720p, let alone 1080p vs. 720p. And FF, as I said, some people discern a noticeable enough difference that 1080p is worth the extra cost. Besides, HDTV's look awful in stores. They don't calibrate and overboast the contrast. It looks pitiful.

But the biggest difference might actually not be in comparing 720p vs. 1080p, but HDTV's that are 1080p ready versus those that are not. Simply put, there is an argument that even if you watch 99.9% of 2D material on your television, that 3D-ready HDTV's still might be worth the investment because the specs are better than non-3D-ready HDTV's anyway. Same goes for this other argument. The 1080p-ready HDTV will have better features/specs than the 720p-ready HDTV of the same model anyway, so it will already be a better looking TV even in 720p.

I'm not telling him to buy a 1080p HDTV, I'm telling him to decide whether the visual difference that he himself perceives is worth the price difference he would pay for the upgrade. As for what I perceive, it really does depend on the price difference, but for me it is more than likely worth the upgrade. For some people, they don't even see the difference between SD and HD (or they don't care). Same thing applies here, only it's more negligible.

[Knight165]

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I'm with Blzer on this one.
I know the charts and experts claim that there is no marked difference, but there is a perceptible difference to at least some people. I definitely can see(and prefer) 1080p and 720p.
That's with a 40" monitor from anywhere from 4-15 feet away. Definitely from further away also.

M.K.
Knight165

[bigfnjoe96]

Went from a 32" 720p to a 37" 1080p in my bedroom. The difference in resolution was definitely noticeable. My viewing distance is about 6 1/2 ft.

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