I've had 32" 720p and 1080p sets and can tell you there's not a huge difference. However, with a 1080p set you are likely getting a better picture due to higher contrast ratios and faster refresh rates, but not necessarily from resolution.

demonic_85

Like maddog said, 1080p really only makes a difference at around 42". Even still, you may not notice it under 50". And on top of that, you need a 1080p source. Either a computer hooked up in 1080p, or a BluRay player (and please, if you're going to watch a BluRay, make it something worth watching in 1080p. not a chick-flick hahaha).

Adam_the_Nerd

[QUOTE="shawty1984"]Neither I or the other person ever mentioned advertising.

Regardless of that, no 720p set is 768p. As already mentioned, 720p is 1280 x 720 and 768 is 1366 x 768. A TV with a resolution of 1366 x 768 is 768p regardless of whether it is advertised as 720p.

And no, not anything, you need to look better. there are loads of 720p 1280 x 720 TV sets out there. And those are definetly not 768p.

6_Dead_360s

[QUOTE="shawty1984"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

You missed the point. The point is that most "720p" sets are "768p". If I go to Best Buy, or browse Amazon, there will be NO advertised 768p tvs. However, if one were to look at the actual specs of the various "720p" tvs, the resolution would be, as you stated yourself, 1366x768.

6_Dead_360s

I have yet to see an hdtv that doesn't offer a 1:1 mode, and on a 1366x768 screen, the black borders are tiny. Any scaling noise as a result is virtually imperceivable.

if you're only playing console games on it, it doesnt matter. because they all play in 720p anyway.TheMistique

[QUOTE="shawty1984"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

I always say go with 1080, if it is a quality 1080 set. Reason being is that it just offers more. One, you get every last pixel from a blu ray. 720p sets have to down scale the image. Also, people will tell you that images are best displayed at their native resolution. This is true. The catch, however, is that a VERY large percentage of "720p" sets are actually 768p. So really, a 720p image being sent to the tv is being scaled, regardless. And the amount of "scaling" really doesn't matter--thats up to the tv and the quality in which it scales the image.

Heirren

You missed the point. The point is that most "720p" sets are "768p". If I go to Best Buy, or browse Amazon, there will be NO advertised 768p tvs. However, if one were to look at the actual specs of the various "720p" tvs, the resolution would be, as you stated yourself, 1366x768.

I always say go with 1080, if it is a quality 1080 set. Reason being is that it just offers more. One, you get every last pixel from a blu ray. 720p sets have to down scale the image. Also, people will tell you that images are best displayed at their native resolution. This is true. The catch, however, is that a VERY large percentage of "720p" sets are actually 768p. So really, a 720p image being sent to the tv is being scaled, regardless. And the amount of "scaling" really doesn't matter--thats up to the tv and the quality in which it scales the image.

Heirren

[QUOTE="shawty1984"]

[QUOTE="WiiRocks66"] I doubt you'll be sitting close enough to even see the difference between 720p and 1080p, and the eye can't see the 1ms difference in response times.WiiRocks66

First, this thread is from September 2010. Second, it was an assumption. How many people sit closer than 4 feet to a TV? And even if they do, there is hardly any content out there that is native 1080p. And he said he barely cares about 1080p anymore. Resolution is NOT that important. Maybe you shouldn't come out with useless posts in an old thread.

I have always believe that 1080P does not make a difference until you get to about a 42 inch TV size...at that short distance though, you will begin to see a noticable difference...thiswebsite provides solid diagrams that illustrate this point:

http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter

and yes, HDMI cables are the way to go, depending on your cable/satellite company you subscribe to, if you need to get a new HD box they will supply you with a HDMI cable for no charge (Comcast does, anyway)

maddogmark25

[QUOTE="TheDarkSpot"]

Well, there was supposed to be a newer version of the LD350 that also had 1080p. But oh well. I'm really going for one of those. Might even be the LD320 since it's cheaper and if the LD350 really isn't superior in any other unmentioned way...

WiiRocks66