Whats 720p like then?

Evening Gamespot viewer

Ive tried so many times to get a straight naswer fo you people but its damn hard!

I would like for you to simple answer this question please, hell if your feeling generous you can vote on the Poll too!

Im getting a 19" HDTV thats 720p

Does 720p look good on PS3! im current using a SDTV and whats the point on jumping to HD if its not up the standard.

So will the upgrade be worth it?

There we go, keep bumbing this damn post becuase its the only way to get an answer

The second we do get an answer though...it will be somone saying 1080 is amazing bla bla 42"

720p! 

720p is AWESOME! I got a 720p SAMSUNG HDTV and it's damn good!! never tried a 1080p game on my TV but I played Resistance and motorstorm and both look perfect.

it looks a lot better really..

I started playing my ps3 with the normal sd cables but found it to be crappy looking.. i got a hdmi cable from the store again the very same day and its a major difference..

You can actually see what things are from a distance and not just blobs (might be an overreaction) 

i ordered a 50inch HD tele last night, its 720 but it also says it does 1080i

£729.99 delivered, cheap? i thought it was.

http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products_moreinfo3/index.asp?product_id=11467&msg=2

i do get a free HDMI cable with the ps3 that i also ordered last night, i soooo hope it comes before weekend, im now like a child at christmas, waiting waiting waiting, and moaning moaning moaning when it doesnt arrive  the next day. 

720p is good enough. :D

Stop trying to get douts

50 inch that should be 1080p

if not...thats a wii bit of  rip off sorry 

720p is awesome depending on the size of your TV.  I have a 26" Sharp Widescreen LCD that is 720p, and I love it.  Really, 1080p is only necessary if you have  a TV that's 50+ inches.

Even if you have a TV that displays in 1080p, the games themselves mostly only play in 720p.   However, quite a few new games are 1080p compatible, so it looks like they'll all go that way in the future.EndlessGame

True. Most games are 720p.  You want to get a TV capable of 1080i if you are going to be watching blu-ray movies because they will bump down to 480p if you have the PS3 set to 720p. 

Straight answer: YES! 720p does look good on the PS3, especially for 19". 1080p is only needed when the TV is 42+". So, in the end, that set will more than satisfy your needs. If it were me though, I'd go with something a bit bigger. 22" widescreen?

720i / 720p

1080i / 1080p

is there are difference between the I's and P's , if so... what is it?

EDIT: nevermind, i found the answer here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6361600-1.html 

You will see a BIG difference playing in 720p. I'm using a 32" screen at 720p and was immediately impressed at the difference.

As mentioned above, make sure your screen will also play 1080i signal- Blu-Ray movies will not play at 720p.

Evening Gamespot viewer

Ive tried so many times to get a straight naswer fo you people but its damn hard!

I would like for you to simple answer this question please, hell if your feeling generous you can vote on the Poll too!

Im getting a 19" HDTV thats 720p

Does 720p look good on PS3! im current using a SDTV and whats the point on jumping to HD if its not up the standard.

So will the upgrade be worth it?

 

Joker1232003

is NOT hard to get an answer all u needed to do was some research on the net.  Maybe its hard to get an answer here at gamespot, because this question has been answered hundreds of times already.  why dont u just go to bestbuy and look at the hdtvs.  anyways 720P is a huge difference from 480i, but at such a small screen i dont think it would help that much.  anything under 32 inches isnt worth it.  why get a 19 inch hdtv?  do some research.

720i / 720p

1080i / 1080p

 

is there are difference between the I's and P's , if so... what is it?

 

EDIT: nevermind, i found the answer here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6361600-1.html

chrisjackson85

 well 1080p is just a small difference to 1080i, not big enough to make a difference so it doesn't really matter to me, you have to be a really really big HD technology freak to actually be able to see a lot. but yeah, theres not much, i read an article where it says theres really no difference and they make it sound like 1080p is overrated so 1080i is good enough.

I have a 58 inch plasma pasnisonic HDMI T.V. that can do everything hahaha!:!

Yes, 720p is worth it. I take it your going to get a PC monitor that is HDCP compatible (needed for the PS3) At 19inches I take it you'll be sitting in front of it like a computer monitor, right?

Also, please understand the difference between support and display. Any HDTV now-a-days supports 720p & 1080i, heck, even EDTVs support those, but what it ends up displaying is totally different. The only 1080i tvs out there are old CRT based ones, like your tube tvs or bigger bulky CRT Rear Projections. The only other type of tv that can really show 1080i are 1080p tvs. All 720p tvs will say they support 1080i but can not display 1080i, so they convert it to 720p, even if the tv says 1080i while showing it.

But whatever you get, if you plan to watch HD blu-ray movies, like others have said, the display needs to be able to support 1080i input as the PS3 won't convert it to 720p for you. So a PC monitor for example usually doesn't have the compatibility to accept a 1080i signal. Some 20.1 inch PC LCD screens do have HDCP and 1080p support, once converted it's equal to around 945p at 16:9.

At a 19" monitor, you don't hardly need much more than 480p.  720p is definitely more than enough for a 19" monitor.  You don't really need 1080p until you get up over 50" HDTV.

 I have a 50" 720p HDTV and it looks amazing.

[QUOTE="chrisjackson85"]

720i / 720p

1080i / 1080p

 

is there are difference between the I's and P's , if so... what is it?

 

EDIT: nevermind, i found the answer here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6361600-1.html

ddldave

 well 1080p is just a small difference to 1080i, not big enough to make a difference so it doesn't really matter to me, you have to be a really really big HD technology freak to actually be able to see a lot. but yeah, theres not much, i read an article where it says theres really no difference and they make it sound like 1080p is overrated so 1080i is good enough.

Actually, 1080p is a HUGE differance. However, 720p right now is "good enough".

I want a HDTV so much really fast but it seems the TV im after is gonna be rubbish becuase its only 19"
I thought 15" was good but aparently a 19" HDTV is not worth it. I cant really afford to go any bigger so can anyone suggest a TV...PLEASE!
Joker1232003

Do what's good for you, not for everyone else. 720p is perfectly fine. If you were happy with 15" SD than you'll be happier with 19" HD, especially since size/space is a concern. What would you do with a 32" 720p HD TV if you've already determined 28" is the absolute biggest you can go?  Read the reviews, do your homework, and if this TV fits the criteria you're looking for then go for it.

Yea i know its what i should be doing its just, when i come onto this forum everyones got 100" HDTV with 2000p or somthing. Im just a student with a one day a week job, i worked hard to get the money for this TV and now it turns out its not that great. All i should be aking you guys now is will 720p look good on 19"?Joker1232003

What makes you think it wouldn't? 

Gamespot lol
Other than that ive bene told 720p will look ace!
Joker1232003

What size PC monitor are you currently using? 

Your current set: 15" (most likely 13" viewable), 640 pixels × 480 pixels resolution (307,200 total pixels).

Your future set: 19" (19" viewable), 1440 pixels x 900 pixels resolution (1,296,000 total pixels).

Results: You gain 6" of viewable screen and an additional 988,800 of viewable pixels.

You're most likely also gaining a Progressive scan image over an Interlaced image which is clearly noticeable even in the same res.

Make the jump all the way to 1080p if you can.  720p looks leaps and bounds better then 480i/p, and 1080p looks better then 720p.  Anyone that tells you 1080p is only noticeable over 42" is either lying, hasn't actually seen it themselves, or just regurgitating what they have read on the internet.

Play with your computer monitor a bit and you will notice the resolution difference is noticeable.

However PS3 looks way better on both 720p and 1080p over 480 so if the cost is really that important to you, go with 720p.