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RE: 42" 1080p or 50" 720p? That is the question.

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RFitzgerald

In Reply to: RE: 42" 1080p or 50" 720p? That is the question. posted by RFitzgerald on December 17, 2009 at 09:18:09

Thanks for your replies.
Mr. Hertz, for a second I thought I had the 720p-1080p in reverse, too, but nah, I had it right. The reason for my comparison is the price of the 2 different tvs is the same. A 720p 42" is about $200 less than the 1080p version and the 720p 50".
I will continue looking for something that doesn't exist and I have high hopes for finding IT.
I've found comparing pic quality at stores to be almost impossible. Whoever sets up TVs for display needs a new pair of spectacles. All the LCDs look like they were coated with oil paints and the plasmas look like they were sprayed with black. I do not blame the manuf. for such lousy pics but the manager of Sears' A/V dept. - Juan Ramirez Escobar.
Fitz mit da shpitz

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The thought I was trying to convey was... - The Real Dick Hertz 12:13:07 12/18/09 (1)
...pricing aside, if you're considering a 42" then you could probably get away nicely with 720p. On the other hand, if you're considering the larger 50", then I wouldn't recommend anything less than 1080p where the difference between a 50" 720p display would be most readily apparent. In other words, the larger the display, the stronger the case for 1080p.
- RE: The thought I was trying to convey was... - cfraser 13:29:34 12/18/09 (0)
  I would say the ONLY reason to choose 720p in any size is price. It's just not a good resolution choice based on what's available "natively" from sources, both SD and HD. The only exception being 720p HDTV broadcasts, which is also a compromise made for price.
  Here is some beginning info for the OP. There are some very technical articles here too. Maybe go to page 4 for the quick story. Executive Summary: there is no good technical reason to choose 720p for anything.
  - start here (Open in New Window)
  Edits: 12/18/09
the blame game - Joe Murphy Jr 11:20:47 12/18/09 (0)
42" 1080p vs 50" 720p
At 12', go for the real estate -- 50".

#1 The crappy pictures are due to the manufacturers -- that's the way they ship them from the factory. It's basically a war between the manufacturers for your $, so it becomes a "crank the contrast and color in vivid mode" on the big box battlefield.
FAIL

#2 If the big box stores would take some time to actually do a general calibration with a calibration disc on each display that they unbox (correct mode, Brightness, Contrast, Color, Hue and Sharpness), their customers would get a better idea of how the display performs and all of the displays would be referenced to the same source. Instead, they leave them "as delivered" and hide the remotes. Quality isn't a factor when corporate forces them to pimp displays from whatever manufacturer is giving them the largest price breaks or kickbacks that month.
FAIL

In other news, have you checked out any of the reputable online vendors to see how their prices compare to your locals? You may want to look at places like

plasmaconcepts.com
visualapex.com
clevelandplasma.com

(the above three are reputable online vendors). And if you'd like to read some plasma discussion, take a look below at some plasma
- threads. (Open in New Window)

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