"if your television does have a good scaler, that it may be able to take that less-than-1080p source and display it on a large screen better than a native 720p TV would due to the greater pixel density"
I have a hard time believing this. How is it possible that 720p content looks better on a 1080p TV rather than a 720p TV? While I agree that it would still look great on a 1080p TV, 1080p is twice the amount of pixels than 720p, so wouldn't there be 'blockiness' or 'pixellation'? How is that different from playing SD content on a 720p TV (which does look awful at times) ?
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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"if your television does have a good scaler, that it may be able to take that less-than-1080p source and display it on a large screen better than a native 720p TV would due to the greater pixel density"
I have a hard time believing this. How is it possible that 720p content looks better on a 1080p TV rather than a 720p TV? While I agree that it would still look great on a 1080p TV, 1080p is twice the amount of pixels than 720p, so wouldn't there be 'blockiness' or 'pixellation'? How is that different from playing SD content on a 720p TV (which does look awful at times) ?