Every "expert" on here seems to miss some important points ....the human eye will not be able to tell much of a differance between a 1080i and a 1080p (or even a 720p or a 1080p) when the viewer is more than a certain distance..the rule is if you are sitting away from the screen more than 5 times the picture height, then you don't need 1080p. But if your within this range, you can enjoy the better clarity but just don't sit so close that you see the pixels. So it all comes down to a happy medium between resolution and viewing distance. (see Home theater magazine, Jan 2005, page 38) As for the side by side comparisons in the stores with other brands, you can't compare accurately when the video adjustments are different... most stores will purposely make the more expensive TVs picture look a little better (contrast, brightness,tint adjustments) to sell them while those that can afford the less expensive ones sell fairly well anyway.
Reply to this and all these negative to 1080p: [hmurchison @ Dec 17th 2006 2:29AM LCDs are all progressive. They paint each video frame at one time so bragging about a 1080p LCD is a bit dubious. ]
"Dubious" is not the appropriate word depending on the distance from screen, which every "expert" on here seems to miss....the human eye will not be able to tell much of a differance between a 1080i and a 1080p (or even a 720p or a 1080p) when the viewer is more than a certain distance..the rule is if you are sitting away from the screen more than 5 times the picture height, then you don't need 1080p. But if your within this range, you can enjoy the better clarity but just don't sit so close that you see the pixels. So it all comes down to a happy medium between resolution and viewing distance. (see Home theater magazine, Jan 2005, page 38) As for the side by side comparisons in the stores with other brands, you can't compare accurately when the video adjustments are different... most stores will purposely make the more expensive TVs picture look a little better (contrast, brightness,tint adjustments) to sell them while those that can afford the less expensive ones sell fairly well anyway.
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