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Need advice since I'm not into video as much as 2 channel audio. I'm considering either the Panasonic 42PZ700U (1080p) or Panasonic 42PX77U (or 75U) (720p) for a bedroom tv, mostly for late night sports viewing, using a cable box for HD. Is it worth buying the 1080p version since at this time I have no plans on buying a blue-ray player or other device that has the ability to show 1080p currently?
Thanks for any advice in advance.
PS: Any other model tv’s most welcome for consideration
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Unless you are viewing very close (say <=6') you would be wasting you money on 1080p with that screen size. Get the 720p, you'll be glad you saved the money.
...and the picture is no better than my old 1080i. I do believe that most 720p are also 1080i. FWIW I think having the cable box outputing 1080i gives the sharpest picture.
in our bedroom, love it! Using a Motorola 6200 HD box (w/DVI output), also feed it via the other HDMI input with an Oppo 970 DVD player. Mounted on the wall with a swivel Peerless wall mount, from Costco.My wife originally wanted a pedestal LCD model, the Panny was'nt that much more than the higher end 32" LCDs.
Don't know about the other Panny unit you mentioned, but the 77U has the non-reflective screen. Not quite as glare proof as a LCD, but much better than the non-coated plasmas.
The set does well with HD and standard def. Check out AVS, they have an "owner's thread" for both models.
Have you read this? Quite the price difference!
- http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/panasonics-42+inch-plasma-is-1080p-can-you-tell-the-difference-248218.php (Open in New Window)
How about a different approach to the topic than others so far have suggested?
Whether you can tell the difference between the two resolutions is going to depend a lot on your viewing distance. While you can definitely tell the difference close up, the difference decreases as you move away from the screen. After a certain distance you can't see any difference between the two.
I can't remember what the critical distance is but I remember reading something about it again in the last few days and I think that person was quoting a critical distance of around 2.35 times the screen diagonal measurement. For a 42" screen that would be 98.7", say 8' in round figures.
Go to a shop where you can compare two 42" screens, preferably the 2 you're interested in, and take a look at them from around an 8' distance and also from whatever your viewing distance in the bedroom is going to be. Which one do you then prefer? The resolution may or may not be the deciding factor. It could also be something like colour rendition or black levels. Try and do the comparison is similar lighting conditions to what you'll be viewing in at home.
Remember that the above approach only addresses the bedroom situation. If you're considering moving the TV to another room at a later stage and viewing at a closer distance, then take that possible usage into account as well.
What you want is the best screen for your purposes. Screen resolution is important but it's not the only thing that makes a difference between 2 sets and it won't make a noticeable difference beyond a particular viewing distance. It may end up being the critical factor for you but it also may not. You shouldn't be starting from a point that says 1080p or 720p with no other considerations at all.
David Aiken
720p because the HD sports channels such as ESPN broadcast native 720p THe only place the 1080p set could possibly offer anything more is if you regularly watch HD or Blue Ray disks, since they are native 1080p and get downconverted on a 720p set. But the a cable network such as the discovery channel is 1080i and your set will do fine with that. There is some talk on projectorcentral that 1080i converted directly to 1080p is ever so slightly sharper in theory at least, but I don't really buy into that.Whatever differences exist arent worth the $
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Also, if you ever wish to go HD,you'll be ready. When we went shopping for a new set, even my wife commented that the 720 sets looked fuzzy compared to the one we got (1080p).
Get whatever you want-if you can't tell the difference, get hatever...
Jack
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