do i need component cables? thx in advance for does how answer my question

about what tv should i get i bought a 37 inch vizio but it looks bad when i am

watching tv but when i play ninja gaiden it look cool so do i need anything to make

it look right like when i saw it at circut city

lil_jon86

First off, you pretty much get what you pay for, and Vizio is one of those bargain brands. With that said, it still shouldn't look as bad as you say. Using component cables would improve your picture quality, but it still depends on where you're getting your video feed from. Be more specific so I can better answer your question.

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[QUOTE="mikeslemonade"]I think this is terrible news. People will still refer to the PS3 as a $600 instead of a $500 machine expecially xbox fans. This is the whole reason why the 20GB was always over looked because it wasn't the best sku. rptransam09

Exactly. If this is true, I think this is the absolute stupidest thing Sony could EVER do. I mean, seriously, if this is true, then Sony deserves to lose serious market share this generation. Are they serious??? Do they not realize the $500 20GB model flopped because it wasn't the best one out??? By lowering the price of the 60GB to $500 people would then say "hey look, the PS3 is now $500." But if they put out ANOTHER SKU for $600, in effect, there will have been no price drop at all. THIS IS SO STUPID!

you don't make sense. either way you look at it, there is a price drop. If you look at it like "how much is a 60GB?" then you see that it used to be $599.99 and now (tomorrow)its $499.99. If you look at it like "what do i get for $599.99?" then you see that you used to get a 60gb ps3 and now (tomorrow) you get a 80gb ps3 with a free motorstorm game. Yeah, so i guess maybe sony does deserve to lose the retard market that can't figure out what a deal this is.

Well said. It's a $100 price drop and an option for something more if consumers so choose. Sony can definitely do without the retard market.

I have a 32" CRT 720p/1080i T.V. I'm totally satisfied with it. I'll probably upgrade in the near future, but for now, who cares? It looks great.caseystryker

I have a Sony 34" CRT 720p/1080i also. And I still love that TV. The biggest reason I recently got a 46" 1080p LCD is screen size, but I had to wait until this year before they came out with an LCD with faster response times (4ms, 120hz), and a better screen size/cost ratio. Enjoy your TV because that CRT is capable of contrast ratios and deep blacks LCDs are just now coming out with.

There are no 1080i LCDs....

Literally, you guys need to understand, like someone pointed out and then you guys dismiss. Just because your tv accepts 1080i doesn't mean it displays 1080i. There's a difference between "input" and what the screen "displays"

Even a 480p EDTV will accept 720p and 1080i, but of course the tv itself can never display higher than 480p. Same goes with HD LCDs, if the LCD is only 720p/1080i that's a 100% gaurantee it's only a 720p to 768p resolution tv.

You guys keep saying when you don't have a 1080p tv that you atleast can do 1080i. That's sad when you literally don't, your tv is just converting it to 720p-768p at 30fps when you could have been getting 60fps if you chose 720p to begin with. You need a 1080p LCD to show 1080i fully deinterlaced.

TimothyB

Thank you for making this clear. We should refer to this every timepeople make erroneous resolution comparisons.

[QUOTE="Deepcut9"]I was just searching, and found this: 720p = 1280 x 720 pixels 1080i = 1920 x 1080 pixels 1080p = 1920 × 1080 Pixels Phew. As long as their the same resolution, I guess it won't bug me :) (hehe plus its still better than what 360 can pump up :)) Thats a relief :)!Videodogg

The 360 crack was unnecessary; and yes the 360 can do 1080p just like the ps3.

Only the 360 Elite which has a HDMI ouput can display 1080p. The original older 360s can not.

Yeah, I've got a 1080i Panasonic. Looks awesome.

By the way, something to think about, is HDTV lag. I've done some homework and found that Panasonic, and LG are the two best. I couldn't play Halo 2 online with my last TV because the lag was so bad. I got my Panasonic, and it's fine.

LoneSierra

Plasmas don't have the lag issues that LCDs have. But some of the latest LCDs have a 4ms (Sharp), 6ms(Sony) and 8ms(Samsung) response times. And 120hz (120 frames per second compared to 60fps that previous sets have) capability only make lag a non-issue. Don't know a lot about Panasonic TVs, but 1080i makes a significant difference over 720p when there's not a lot of fast motion on-screen.

Just for giggleslet me ask some of you this... Given the choice of a 120hz LCD flat panel that displays a 1366x768 res with a high contrast ratio and a 60hz LCD flat panel that displays a res of 1080p and a low contrast ratio; which one would you choose? There are so many variables that go into a good picture that most of you don't have a clue about. Refresh rate, false contouring, and low contrast ratios can crap up a picture real good. I game on a plasma that can't even show all the pixel fill on 720p but the quality of the video is higher than most 1080p LCD TVs on the market today. Period.

pettman1970

That's a tough question. But why not have your cake and eat it, too? The lastest 1080p models from Sharp and Toshiba already have 120hz refresh rate capabilities. And I hear the new Sony XBR4s coming out later this summer can also display 120 frames per second. I chose an LCD set over a plasma as a matter of preference. The best plasma sets are capable of contrast ratios and deep blacks that only the lastest LCDs are just now approaching.

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[QUOTE="orithamat"]Pnizz is right, anything 20- ~50 inch your not going to see a huge difference. I work at a TV place and I can tell a difference between 720p and 1080p.. but you're gonna pay a big chunk of money for that difference.
pnizz

It does have full 1080p HD. It is the TV I'm currently looking at, other then the Sony Grand Wega.

look...1080p is great...but the human eye cannot differentiate from 1080p/1080i under 50"...the difference is fractions...im not knocking u down...the same way the human eye cannot detect over 6000:1 ratio.....so if your getting a 47" lcd get 1 dat has like a 7000:1 ratio and throws out 1080i...if u go to sears, best buy, etc...they will tell..1080p has alot of bandwith, and only a tv the size of 50" or greater can show 1080p

Maybe your eyes can't differentiate from 1080i/1080p. Maybe your standards are so low it looks good enough to you. I'm not even sure where you got the delusion that only 50" or bigger screens can show 1080p. Maybe you're smarter than all the engineers that Sony, Sharp and Samsung employ in their research and development department cause according to you they were foolish enough to release 46" and 42" 1080p models or even (gasp!) a 40" Sony XBR2 1080p set, because the human eye can't possibly detect the 1080p difference that these sets offer. Or maybe you're in denial that your 720p TV isn't actually inferior to a 1080p.

[QUOTE="Long_Rifle"]1080i or 720p looks really good if you haven't seen what your PS3 can really do in 1080p. I was playing my PS3 (and watching Blu-ray movies) with an older Sony 34" XBR 1080i set and I thought the picture looked great. I bought one of the new 46" 1080p LCDs (about $2500) a month ago and the difference is significant. If you got the means then, hell yeah, the extra bucks is worthwhile for 1080p. Plus you won't feel like you've cheated yourself somehow 'cause you didn't get a tv with "full HD" capabilities.pnizz

dude you need to realize that your new tv probably looks better because of the contrast ratio upgrade....not because its 1080p

Do you even know the difference between 1080i and 1080p? 1080i means the scanning lines are interlaced (only every other line is scanned and displayed). 1080p means all the lines are displayed at once. You're also obviously clueless about contrast ratio. My old 34" Sony is CRT based. That is the benchmark all LCDs (and even plasmas) have strived for since their introduction a few years ago.