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Ken Layton:
To me a tv is a tv is a tv is a tv. I'm perfectly happy with my 15 year old Emerson 19" set. I had a 30 year old Sony Trinitron set that still worked great when I gave it to a friend.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shmokes on November 04, 2007, 12:39:56 pm ---Are you sure about that DLP thing? 

Yes.  It will be about 4' off the ground on top of the entertainment center.  A TV with a cabinet of its own doesn't fit there.  Audio is unimportant since I haven't used TV speakers in that room for 6 years, it has a 5.1 setup integrated into the walls.  A good flat panel monitor is what we need there.
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boykster:
Even if you're looking for a decent HD set, don't discount 720p vs 1080p (there is no such thing as a 1080i "tv" - a display with 1080 lines of resolution is capable of 1080p).  Both Chad and Shmokes are right; there isn't a huge diference between 1080i and 720p, but 1080p does bring a bit more detail to the table for some types of programming.  And yep, 720p looks better than 1080i on a 720p display, and 1080i programming looks nicer on a 1080p display. 

I have an 85" front projection setup that is "only" 720p, and I'm very happy with it.  At 50", the visible difference between 1080 and 720 will be negligible for nearly anything you watch.  Heck, I have an old(er) 480p ED 42" plasma on which HD broadcasts look nearly as good, if not as good as on my 42" 720p HD plasma.

For $1000 for a flat form factor display, that's a killer deal.  My first plasma back in 2002 cost me $3500; my second one cost me just under $2k, and the most recent one (the best one) was $1500.  All 42" panasonic panels.

shmokes:

--- Quote from: boykster on November 04, 2007, 11:40:39 pm ---
And yep, 720p looks better than 1080i on a 720p display, and 1080i programming looks nicer on a 1080p display. 


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This is key for me, as I think that the vast majority of HD signals going forward will be 1080, though, I admit that this is based mainly on my gut instinct. 

boykster:

--- Quote from: shmokes on November 05, 2007, 01:04:04 am ---
--- Quote from: boykster on November 04, 2007, 11:40:39 pm ---
And yep, 720p looks better than 1080i on a 720p display, and 1080i programming looks nicer on a 1080p display. 


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This is key for me, as I think that the vast majority of HD signals going forward will be 1080, though, I admit that this is based mainly on my gut instinct. 

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Don't hold your breath waiting for broadcast HD to move to 1080p anytime soon.  Cable and satellite are bandwidth constrained and will be under pressure to offer more channels vs higher bandwidth on the existing channels.  There's already some debate as to how much compression is acceptible when it comes to re-broadcast by the carriers vs what's available OTA.

If you're waiting for the holy grail set, its never going to come....might as well pick a price point and jump in.

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