Which resolutions and brands on HDTV you prefer?

cdaigle430 said:
I have a 52" Samsung-1080P, 120HZ that is starting to go. Hoping it lasts long enough for the new Sony 4K TVs to go down. Once it does i will be at least a 65". I already have a new Sony 4k ready AV Receiver and a new Sony 3d Blueray player.
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What's that? :giggle:
 
It depends on the distance between you and the television.

If you stood 3 feet in front of a1080 and a 720, you would notice that 1080 looked better.

If you stood 10 feet away, both would look the same.

So, what are you using the television for? Well you be watching it from far away or face to face on front?

My friend did that once. He wanted a Sony HD television... 50". He stood at a distance at what he would be at if he had it at home... 7 feet. Both looked the same. So, he got 720.

Another friend wanted it 4 feet away. So, he got 1080.
 
VamPyroX said:
It depends on the distance between you and the television.

If you stood 3 feet in front of a1080 and a 720, you would notice that 1080 looked better.

If you stood 10 feet away, both would look the same.

So, what are you using the television for? Well you be watching it from far away or face to face on front?

My friend did that once. He wanted a Sony HD television... 50". He stood at a distance at what he would be at if he had it at home... 7 feet. Both looked the same. So, he got 720.

Another friend wanted it 4 feet away. So, he got 1080.
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Don't forget about size of screen. That's why most small tv as 22" are 720p only.

Btw I got 1080p for 42" like 6 years ago. Just dont waste your money to buy 720p for large screen because of short feet away. Later find a large house or remodel livingroom to bigger and 720p become useless.
 
The Highlander said:
Don't forget about size of screen. That's why most small tv as 22" are 720p only.

Btw I got 1080p for 42" like 6 years ago. Just dont waste your money to buy 720p for large screen because of short feet away. Later find a large house or remodel livingroom to bigger and 720p become useless.
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Right, 720p is old just like DVD. 1080p and BD are much better (higher resolution). That's what people want - best quality. As for 4k resolution, it's great for the largest HDTVs.

I notice that most 720p HDTVs are available in 32" and smaller currently.
 
VamPyroX said:
It depends on the distance between you and the television.

If you stood 3 feet in front of a1080 and a 720, you would notice that 1080 looked better.

If you stood 10 feet away, both would look the same.

So, what are you using the television for? Well you be watching it from far away or face to face on front?

My friend did that once. He wanted a Sony HD television... 50". He stood at a distance at what he would be at if he had it at home... 7 feet. Both looked the same. So, he got 720.

Another friend wanted it 4 feet away. So, he got 1080.
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Well, that's their choice. If a friend of yours who bought a 720p HDTV has a BD player that plays BD movies in 1080p, the player would have to downconvert 1080p to 720p due to his HDTV's native resolution, 720p. IMO, yeah it's a waste of money.
 
CrazyPaul said:
Well, that's their choice. If a friend of yours who bought a 720p HDTV has a BD player that plays BD movies in 1080p, the player would have to downconvert 1080p to 720p due to his HDTV's native resolution, 720p. IMO, yeah it's a waste of money.
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Yep. Waste of money. PS3 and netflix/Apple TV are ready for 1080p already.
 
The Highlander said:
Yep. Waste of money. PS3 and netflix/Apple TV are ready for 1080p already.
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My FiOS DVR doesn't have 1080p output yet. Maybe someday in near future. Tivo already has it. Damnit!

As you may know, Netflix is working on 1080p that will require an ISP with a direct connect to Netflix. In other words, it's up to the ISP to have it installed which will cost the ISP nothing. So if your ISP doesn't want it, then Netflix 1080p streaming movies will not look good on your TV or whatever.
 
CrazyPaul said:
Right, 720p is old just like DVD. 1080p and BD are much better (higher resolution). That's what people want - best quality. As for 4k resolution, it's great for the largest HDTVs.

I notice that most 720p HDTVs are available in 32" and smaller currently.
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CrazyPaul said:
Well, that's their choice. If a friend of yours who bought a 720p HDTV has a BD player that plays BD movies in 1080p, the player would have to downconvert 1080p to 720p due to his HDTV's native resolution, 720p. IMO, yeah it's a waste of money.
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Right! Yes, I notice that many 720p HDTVs still are on sale at any store. I think people still don't care about native resolution on HDTVs. Before buying new HDTVs, people need to read the details on any HDTVs carefully. CrazyPaul, you are right. Waste money and time for them.

Any devices with 1080p can send signal to 720p HDTVs before it will send from 1080p to 720p. I believe they do not see between 720p and 1080p from any devices on HDTVs.
 
snallga said:
Right! Yes, I notice that many 720p HDTVs still are on sale at any store. I think people still don't care about native resolution on HDTVs. Before buying new HDTVs, people need to read the details on any HDTVs carefully. CrazyPaul, you are right. Waste money and time for them.

Any devices with 1080p can send signal to 720p HDTVs before it will send from 1080p to 720p. I believe they do not see between 720p and 1080p from any devices on HDTVs.
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Right, new 720p models currently accept 1080p input which is downconverted to its native resolution.
 
Do you aware of energy saver on some HDTVs? it is very important that you look at yellow label on any HDTVs at the store or on the internet before getting it.
 
snallga said:
Do you aware of energy saver on some HDTVs? it is very important that you look at yellow label on any HDTVs at the store or on the internet before getting it.
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Just get any LCD with LED. Nothing beat that LED for energy saver.
 
My monitor broke last night (Was a tiny Vizio TV) and I remembered this thread. So I went over to the Samsung 1080p LED TVs and was impressed, so I bought it and took it home.

I got it hooked into my computer and wow, this thing is amazing! Thanks for the tip everyone, I never thought reading this post would so quickly be used, but I'm glad I did.
 
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