Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I need help! I want a small pocket camcorder but I'm not sure which one to get. I don't want to fall into the hype of the Flip because I worry two hours won't be enough. What should I be looking for when considering a small camcorder and where can I get a good quality one with expandable memory? Thanks!"
Bull.
I see a **significant** difference in quality between 480i/p and 1080i/p on my LG HDTV when I switch resolutions on my HD-A2, just as when I did with the upscaler that my HD-A2 replaced. In fact, there have been a few times where I wondered why the "upscaled" picture looked so blocky only to look down at the player display and see that it was still in 480p mode. After switching it to 1080i (or 1080p with my previous upscaler) the blockiness of the picture was gone. It was a very smooth picture after that. The TV also responds to the resolution change. It does a 1-to-2 second switchover whenever resolution modes change, and it most certainly does that whenever I activate the upscaling.
So don't tell me that it's all a big scam. I've seen it for myself on two different upscalers on my 47" HDTV.