HD TV question
 

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:59:04 GMT, Stephen
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:24:54 -0700 (PDT), Boltar
wrote:

Hi

I'm thinking about buying my first HD TV and I was wondering if theres
any real visible difference between 720p and 1080p on screen sizes of
around 32 inches?

it depnds how you use it.

i have a recent 22" samsung which is 1080p and i like that one - but
the resoution is mainly useful as it doubles as a computer screen.
Pity it cannot channel hop on DTV a bit faster though.

any laptop user who plugs into a better screen sometimes will tell you
1000+ lines is lot more useful than 750.

Or should I be more concerned with 100hz or the
various difference image engines the TVs seem to have? I've read good
reviews of Panasonic and Samsung TVs - are they better than the
average?

i saw a big difference on CRT when i got a progressive scan screen -
part of that i think is going from 25 Hz to 50 Hz, so refresh rate
matters to some extent.

100 Hz - well again computer monitors tend to go for more pixels
rather than even faster scan.

personally - i think the better sets seem to do more in terms of
picture processing to a lower res signal to improve it - so maybe it
matters just as much with lower res source material.


Cheers

B2003

If you decide on a 720p screen and bought a Blu-Ray player, you may
get some judder on moving objects caused by downgrading 1080p to 720p.
My old Samsung 42" was like that and I found Blu-Ray's unwatchable on
it. May not be so noticeable on smaller screens.

Marky P.

HD TV question
 

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:07:39 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

If you decide on a 720p screen and bought a Blu-Ray player, you may
get some judder on moving objects caused by downgrading 1080p to 720p.
My old Samsung 42" was like that and I found Blu-Ray's unwatchable on
it. May not be so noticeable on smaller screens.

Isn't that just down to the low framerate's of all current TV systems?

I wish the powers that be in film and TV would aim for 60FPS 720P
rather than stupidly high resolution running at an eye hurting
24-30fps.
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HD TV question
 

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:18:22 +0100, Andrew wrote:

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:07:39 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

If you decide on a 720p screen and bought a Blu-Ray player, you may
get some judder on moving objects caused by downgrading 1080p to 720p.
My old Samsung 42" was like that and I found Blu-Ray's unwatchable on
it. May not be so noticeable on smaller screens.

Isn't that just down to the low framerate's of all current TV systems?

I wish the powers that be in film and TV would aim for 60FPS 720P
rather than stupidly high resolution running at an eye hurting
24-30fps.

Yes, I got it wrong. My 720p Samsung wasn't 24fps compatible so the
player converted to 50fps (or whatever it is) and that caused judder.


Marky P.