1080p vs 720p

"Dave" wrote in message
...
In article , JimK
wrote:
On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:39:58 -0800, "steveo" wrote:

"sharon" wrote in message ...
I am looking for a smaller HDTV for a bedroom. It seems as though you
have
to go at least to a 32 inch set to get 1080p. On a smaller HDTV (26in. -
32
in.) can you really tell the difference between 1080p and 720p?

To be brief, "no."

steveo

All depends on viewing distance.

As he said. And that being said, for almost any probably viewing
distance, the former answer of "no" is correct :-)

The following is often cited:
http://hdguru.com/wp-content/uploads...ance_chart.pdf

It states that if you have a 32" set and have normal 20:20 vision,
you will get the full benefits from 1080 resolution from a viewing
distance of 50". Anything above 75" and you aren't even fully
utilizing 720p. My interpretation is that at LESS THAN 75", you
could resolve better than 720p, so there may be some benefit to 1080
at that, or lesser, distance.

I was looking at a 42" 1080p Panasonic plasma yesterday. I don't
think I had to be quite this far away before the hi-res became moot.

The intent is clearly to watch TV in bed. Thus, the monitor will be at the
minimum at the foot of the bed, or 7' away. More likely, it will be around
10-15 feet away. Thus, my original answer of "no."

Even if the monitor is mounted on an adjacent wall instead of the opposite,
it will still be too far away for 1080p to matter, and the viewing position
will quickly become irritating, especially if there is more than one person
in the bed who wants to see the TV, so the opposite wall would be the
eventual home of the monitor.

steveo

"sharon" wrote in message ...
I am looking for a smaller HDTV for a bedroom. It seems as though you have
to go at least to a 32 inch set to get 1080p. On a smaller HDTV (26in. - 32
in.) can you really tell the difference between 1080p and 720p?

We really like our 20" Vizio VX20L. Replaced an old 13" Sony Trinitron, so
it was an improvement. The display is 1366 X 768 pixels so 720p is closer to
"native" for this display. I do think that 1080p is way over hyped, but I'm
sure that I will probaly get flamed for this.

"Nick Danger" wrote in message
...
Keep in mind that, when it comes to screen sizes a widescreen inch gives
you
considerably fewer square inches of screen space than a non-widescreen
inch.
If you're thinking your old 27" set was perfectly adequate, you'll find
that
a 27" widescreen looks tiny by comparison. You might then decide that 32"
is
the minimum acceptable size after all.



Handy chart....
To get a 27" or 36" 4:3 size picture (right column), you'll need the screen
size in the left column.
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16:9 4:3
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30 24.5
31 25.3
32 26.1
33 27.0
34 27.8
35 28.6
36 29.4
37 30.2
38 31.0
39 31.9
40 32.7
41 33.5
42 34.3
43 35.1
44 36.0
45 36.8
46 37.6
47 38.4
48 39.2
49 40.0
50 40.9
51 41.7
52 42.5
53 43.3
54 44.1
55 44.9
56 45.8
57 46.6
58 47.4
59 48.2
60 49.0
61 49.8
62 50.7
63 51.5
64 52.3
65 53.1