Need a push to get a one of these tv's

Hey there!

I've heard any number of myths about these LCD tvs like there's not tomorrow. First of all, i live in a bedroom, and people say i should get something beetween 32-37 inches since i'm gonna watch it from 5 feet away. Other thing that's really bothering me is that if it's really noticeable the 1080p on movies and games on smaller screens like that, or i can just buy a good 720p tv and that will do just as good. Another thing that really catches my eye, is that Sony feature to watch 24 frames per second content (24p True Cinema). This is the tv i'm talking about:

http://www.jr.com/sony/pe/SON_KDL32XBR6/

I'm also looking at these other tv's

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN37A550-37-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/B00141AZR2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=audio-video&qid=1218002784&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN32A650-32-Inch-1080p-Touch/dp/B00141AYR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1218002728&sr=1-1

In the end of the day i just don't want to buy something overkill, like paying for something it's been proven that it's not a worth difference

thanks for your help :D

if you're gonna be watching the tv from 5 feet away, then i would go for 32".

as for 1080 or 720, it really depends on whether or not you'll be buying another tv anytime soon. if you don't plan on buying a new tv for the next 5 or so years, then go with 1080, because 1080 will be the new HD standard in a year or two. right now 1080 is a little overkill because the PS3 is the only system that can handle it and Disney is the only company that releases their movies in 1080; but in a year or two, 1080 will be used much more widely.

as for sony's 24 fps thing, i really don't know anything about that, but i do know the 24 frames per second isn't that good. currently the standard is 30 fps for standard-definition content and 60 fps for HD content. sony's 24 fps seems a bit weak.

EDIT: ok, i looked it up. it seems like 24p is a format used by some films for aesthetic purposes, but you don't need sony's tv in order to view 24p content. just about every HDTV is capable of displaying 24p content.

as for sony's 24 fps thing, i really don't know anything about that, but i do know the 24 frames per second isn't that good. currently the standard is 30 fps for standard-definition content and 60 fps for HD content. sony's 24 fps seems a bit weak.

EDIT: ok, i looked it up. it seems like 24p is a format used by some films for aesthetic purposes, but you don't need sony's tv in order to view 24p content. just about every HDTV is capable of displaying 24p content.

BradRad2365

every HDTV is cable of displaying 24p...but there is a difference between how it is done.

The way a 60Hz tv does it is the 3:2 method which can create artifacting because you repeat a frame 3 times, then the next frame 2 times, then the next frame 3 times, next frame 2 times on a 60Hz TV. Like I said above, the result is some artifacting that can make the movie not quite look perfect.

The proper way to do it is make a TV that does 120Hz. This is prefect because you can display 60fps by just repeating frames 2 times, 30fps by repeating frames 4 times, and 24fps by repeating frames 5 times.