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Re: Here's a discussion of "the beast".

I agree with you that the more pixels the better, in theory. There are, however, not many displays which will actually resolve 1080 at the momement. A CRT with 9" tubes is one of the few. There are no fixed pixel displays out right now (except the LCOS RPTV by Hitachi, I think); and hardly any of the HDTV-capable displays that are CRT based will actually resolve this resolution. From what I've read, 7" tubes definitely won't do it. Maybe your RPTV will. There is definitely a lot more to the overall video experince than resolution. I also second the idea of going to AVSForum, just because there are so many diverse video experiences there. Plasma people in general are more concerned with minimizing the weakness of their display (contrast, black level and detail) than overall resoluion. I bought a Sony 42" HD display 3 yrs ago, and have been enjoying it ever since; HD looks fabulous. Unfortunately this display (1024 x 1024, allegedly) has severe weakness when it comes to displaying dark or low contrast material. Had I researched more, I probably would have either "settled" for a Panny EDTV or waited.

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