Is 720p good enough?

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 11-03-2006, 10:21 PM

I am looking to by a new tv for christmass.

I have found some really good deals on 720p sets.

I have done some research and I don't see a reason to by a 1080p set.

My situation...
1. I will by, at most, a 50" set.
2. the viewing distance will be from 8 to 14 feet away.
3. Will probably be playing the Wii on it.
4. Will continue to use my current dvd player. (We watch about 10 movies a year.) It is componant out.
5. I have dish network. I know they offer HD on some channels but definatly not on all and if I have to pay extra for them I won't.
6. I probably will get an attena to pick up the local stations so I can watch college football in HD when it is offered.

So with that, is 720p good enough?

Hambergler · 11-03-2006, 11:40 PM

If your trying to watch OU games, every TV will have a bad picture. Other then that. I think the new HD DVDs will eventually output in 1080p. I don't see the TV stations ever broadcasting in 1080p. HOOKEMHORNS

=Sarc= · 11-04-2006, 12:36 AM

That seems good enough if you don't plan on getting HD-DVD or Blu-ray for a long time. Sports broadcasts will be good at 720p since it's broadcasted at that quality.

xTYBALTx · 11-04-2006, 01:22 AM

As Sarc said, sports are currently coming in 720P. That may change to 1080P sometime in the future, but that's speculative at this point - or so I believe.

Many TV shows are broadcast in 1080i, which will appear better on a 1080 set than on a 720 set. A 1080i feed on a 720 set will still look excellent, but not as good as it can look.

Apparently the 360, PS3, HDDVD, and Blu-Ray will use 1080P/I. It's my understanding that some of these already do. Again, these will look better on a 1080 set, but will still look excellent on a 720.

On the flip side, 720 broadcasts will look worse on a 1080 set than they will on 720 sets.

I'd recommend a 720.

The fun question is: LCD, Plasma, or DLP?

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 11-04-2006, 01:37 AM

DLP. Purely subjective but I like how they look.

**kin3** · 11-04-2006, 11:57 AM

I have a Sony DLP and I love it. Had it about a year now.

Go ahead and get a good sound system to go with it.

xTYBALTx · 11-04-2006, 01:00 PM

Yeah, I went with a DLP as well. I am very sensitive to the screen-door effect on LCD's and am not too keen on plasmas, so it was really the only option.

11-03-2006, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
El_Gringo_Grande Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OKIE HOMY Age: 40 Posts: 2,851	Is 720p good enough? I am looking to by a new tv for christmass. I have found some really good deals on 720p sets. I have done some research and I don't see a reason to by a 1080p set. My situation... 1. I will by, at most, a 50" set. 2. the viewing distance will be from 8 to 14 feet away. 3. Will probably be playing the Wii on it. 4. Will continue to use my current dvd player. (We watch about 10 movies a year.) It is componant out. 5. I have dish network. I know they offer HD on some channels but definatly not on all and if I have to pay extra for them I won't. 6. I probably will get an attena to pick up the local stations so I can watch college football in HD when it is offered. So with that, is 720p good enough? __________________ I’m not racists, I have republican friends. Radio show host. - "The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity". -Jacob Burkhardt - "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Emerson - "People should not be afraid of it's government, government should be afraid of it's People." - Line from V for Vendetta - If software were as unreliable as economic theory, there wouldn't be a plane made of anything other than paper that could get off the ground. Jim Fawcette

11-03-2006, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hambergler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Age: 34 Posts: 1,124	Re: Is 720p good enough? If your trying to watch OU games, every TV will have a bad picture. Other then that. I think the new HD DVDs will eventually output in 1080p. I don't see the TV stations ever broadcasting in 1080p. HOOKEMHORNS

11-04-2006, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
=Sarc= Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,624	Re: Is 720p good enough? That seems good enough if you don't plan on getting HD-DVD or Blu-ray for a long time. Sports broadcasts will be good at 720p since it's broadcasted at that quality. __________________ JO Guides & Tutorials Team Element - It's who you game with.

11-04-2006, 01:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,912	Re: Is 720p good enough? As Sarc said, sports are currently coming in 720P. That may change to 1080P sometime in the future, but that's speculative at this point - or so I believe. Many TV shows are broadcast in 1080i, which will appear better on a 1080 set than on a 720 set. A 1080i feed on a 720 set will still look excellent, but not as good as it can look. Apparently the 360, PS3, HDDVD, and Blu-Ray will use 1080P/I. It's my understanding that some of these already do. Again, these will look better on a 1080 set, but will still look excellent on a 720. On the flip side, 720 broadcasts will look worse on a 1080 set than they will on 720 sets. I'd recommend a 720. The fun question is: LCD, Plasma, or DLP? __________________ A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy. -F.A. Hayek "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

11-04-2006, 01:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
El_Gringo_Grande Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OKIE HOMY Age: 40 Posts: 2,851	Re: Is 720p good enough? DLP. Purely subjective but I like how they look. __________________ I’m not racists, I have republican friends. Radio show host. - "The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity". -Jacob Burkhardt - "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Emerson - "People should not be afraid of it's government, government should be afraid of it's People." - Line from V for Vendetta - If software were as unreliable as economic theory, there wouldn't be a plane made of anything other than paper that could get off the ground. Jim Fawcette

11-04-2006, 11:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
kin3 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Al Age: 62 Posts: 1,258	Re: Is 720p good enough? I have a Sony DLP and I love it. Had it about a year now. Go ahead and get a good sound system to go with it. __________________ The Old Guy kin3

11-04-2006, 01:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,912	Re: Is 720p good enough? Yeah, I went with a DLP as well. I am very sensitive to the screen-door effect on LCD's and am not too keen on plasmas, so it was really the only option. __________________ A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy. -F.A. Hayek "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

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