1080 or not to 1080

[umgum]

well that is the question
i can get a Sharp LC42XD1EA - 42" Widescreen Full HD 1080P
for £900
or i can get a 50" whatever for £1000 but only hd ready

[simon 2003]

1080p makes little or no difference mate except to the very well trained eye,over 1080i which your 50" will do i would imagine,cant see how bbc HD could get much better,you will always regret not getting the bigger screen IMO

[3tv]

the human eye will struggle to see a noticable diffrence between 720p and 1080p on a 42" screen when viewed at a normal viewing distance. I would go for the larger screen

[Wotsit]

say you wanted to spot a friend or relative in the crowd of a footy match with a pair of binoculars and a 1080 piccy you could very easily spot them whilst sitting in the comfort of your living (room as I have) and a choice of 3 settings on my Humax HD receiver I can do that. I would consider the contrast ratio too though m8 between the sets you are pondering, look at the spec on both it's usualy swings and roundabouts but I went for the highest of HD available for the price I could afford in a 42" and was glad I only have the choice of BBC and Premier (at the moment) apart from the demo channels out there but when I watch in top 1080 HD believe me I can see the difference... but then I would Wotsit

[notmyrealname]

I just bought a Sony Bravia KDL 40W2000 40" Lcd for £838 online.
Its 1080i and the HD pics are absolutely awesome. Unless you have a very large lounge I wouldn1t recommend larger than 40 or 42. Its a bit like being in the front row at the pictures,
regards, nmrn. TV here
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[Bbigfoot]

Hi umgum,

The fiuture is 1080p, it was said, it was not possible to transmit 1080p.
That is now in the past, you will still have your new TV Screen when
1080p is transmitted over the Air.

It"s a shame you can"t wait for the new Laser flat pannel TVs.
There finalizing the technology that will make even the newest
LCD and Plasma technologies seem obsolete and dim.

The Laser TV was to launch 2nd half of 2007 in the USA
but was put back to first half 2008.
Its an Australian company (Arasor) behind it, with Mitsubushi and Samsung
making them.


BF...

[xanadu]

1080p is the future.

People that have purchased old large screen 1080i panels that only have non-HD DVB-T, rather than the recently anounced DVB-T2, must be checking their bank accounts to see their TV's are dropping in price by 33% every year.

CRT is still king until 2009, when DVB-T2 is introduced, which which will bring HDTV to the general UK public.

I can view HDTV via my 22inch HDMI monitor and Pace HD receiver, but will wait until my CRT is dead or DVB-T2, before making a serious investment in HDTV.

[Dirkus]

I just bought a Sony Bravia KDL 40W2000 40" Lcd for £838 online.
Its 1080i and the HD pics are absolutely awesome.

I have one of these too, and believe me its not just 1080i its capable of 1080p!

To clear something up for you though, you wont see the difference between 1080i and 1080p while watching films as the frame rate for PAL movies is 25 frames per second. This actually means that an interlaced picture is updated completely for each frame, so you would see exactly the same when viewing a film in 1080i and 1080p.

Where you would see an improvement is when playing games on a next gen console. If the frame rate breaks 30 fps then you'd see an obvious difference. try the new XBOX 360 Elite via HDMI.

[tt2xr]

I've looked at these 1080 TV's - all seems a bit of a con to me, no different to the 720's, apart from the price. Just like 100Hz/50Hz - people say there's a difference, but you'd be hard pressed to notice it.

[applematt]

I have one of these too, and believe me its not just 1080i its capable of 1080p!

To clear something up for you though, you wont see the difference between 1080i and 1080p while watching films as the frame rate for PAL movies is 25 frames per second. This actually means that an interlaced picture is updated completely for each frame, so you would see exactly the same when viewing a film in 1080i and 1080p.

Where you would see an improvement is when playing games on a next gen console. If the frame rate breaks 30 fps then you'd see an obvious difference. try the new XBOX 360 Elite via HDMI.

i HAVE THE This S0ny TV + XBOX Elite its awesome

[Dirkus]

I've looked at these 1080 TV's - all seems a bit of a con to me, no different to the 720's, apart from the price. Just like 100Hz/50Hz - people say there's a difference, but you'd be hard pressed to notice it.

Try it with an XBOX 360 Elite using an HDMI cable and 1080p vs 720p. If you can't see the difference then i think its time for some new spectacles!