# 1080 vs. 720p? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 23, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668 "2008-11-23T21:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/21 "2008-11-24T06:31:08Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > If you want to future proof, IMO you should go all out and just put the money up front. Take advantage of the shitty economy and take a promotion 0% interest for 24 months and get a better one if you are hooking useful stuff up to it. Don’t be someone with a 50" 1080p TV and use non HD service. lol so if i dont think i will ever get the HD service one would say i would be safe with a 46"-52" 720p? the most HD I will get is a PS3 just b/c the only way i am getting a tv is if it comes with it > [@BuickGN](#): > > just buy a plasma and not worry about refresh rates. so plasma does not have the 1080p or anything … what do you look for in that? ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/22 "2008-11-24T06:32:00Z")
I thought bluray is 1080p… his TV (or bluray player) is just down converting it. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/23 "2008-11-24T06:34:28Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > lol so if i dont think i will ever get the HD service one would say i would be safe with a 46"-52" 720p? > > the most HD I will get is a PS3 just b/c the only way i am getting a tv is if it comes with it WTF > **[PlayStation 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3#Retail_configurations)** > > The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australia. The PlayStation 3 competed primarily against Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. > The console was first of... the new PS3’s aren’t PS2 compatible… that is fucking bullshit… you will be fine with 720p. But being that you have a PS3 already with a bluray player… why cheap out if you have the player capabilities to play 1080p ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/24 "2008-11-24T06:35:07Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > lol so if i dont think i will ever get the HD service one would say i would be safe with a 46"-52" 720p? > > the most HD I will get is a PS3 just b/c the only way i am getting a tv is if it comes with it > > so plasma does not have the 1080p or anything … what do you look for in that? sure it does, [avsforum.com](http://avsforum.com) go do some reading man. alot more info there than anything you will find on this site. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/25 "2008-11-24T06:35:10Z")
Check them out in a store. The average person wouldn’t notice the difference. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/26 "2008-11-24T06:40:29Z")
this is what im looking at [http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat167200050040](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat167200050040) or [http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat167200050039](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat167200050039) i just dont need the install so im going tomorrow to ask if they can take that off and give me like 50% cost off the price ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/27 "2008-11-24T06:44:20Z")
ok another thing to look at when looking at TV sizes… how far away from the TV will you be sitting… [http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html](http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html) look through that information go for optimal viewing angles… too big you are searching… too small is just meh ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/28 "2008-11-24T06:56:44Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > lol so if i dont think i will ever get the HD service one would say i would be safe with a 46"-52" 720p? > > the most HD I will get is a PS3 just b/c the only way i am getting a tv is if it comes with it > > so plasma does not have the 1080p or anything … what do you look for in that? Yes. I had a HDTV in college and the only thing it was good for was Xbox 360. The shitty campus cable looked worse IMO on the HDTV. There is some decent digital programming out there but if you don’t plan on getting HD service, there is no point to pay for 1080p. Just my $0.02 > [@ILC](#): > > I thought bluray is 1080p… his TV (or bluray player) is just down converting it. Thats what I thought too. Just wanted to make sure. I would have been shocked if BluRay only was 1080i. > [@Bacon](#): > > Check them out in a store. The average person wouldn’t notice the difference. Ya. I personally can see the shadow on a LCD screen for games and movies. Some people cant. Some people see things they like and dont like that might drive the next person away. Just go to a store and look. You cant buy something you are going to watch daily without seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/29 "2008-11-24T06:58:40Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Thats what I thought too. Just wanted to make sure. I would have been shocked if BluRay only was 1080i. well the 1080p was the reason why it won over HD-DVD (which was only 720p) iirc It wouldn’t make sense to have 1080i tech beat 720p lol for no reason. and being at 25 (single) 50GB (dual) lol ---
**Author:** ![RedrRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrrocket/32/7193_2.png) [@RedrRocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedrRocket)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/30 "2008-11-24T08:59:12Z")
even if you get the TV. . and dont want to spend the stupid amoutn of money TW or Dish wants for HD service. make one of these. ![http://bp0.blogger.com/_z9NmiCREXR0/R6Ns21mML0I/AAAAAAAAAXo/bcoetCrEQsQ/s1600-h/IMG_0350+%28Large%29.JPG](http://bp0.blogger.com/_z9NmiCREXR0/R6Ns21mML0I/AAAAAAAAAXo/bcoetCrEQsQ/s1600-h/IMG_0350+%28Large%29.JPG) guys here at work made them and they work wonders w/no cable/dish for local channels in HD. > **[How to build a HDTV Antenna....CHEAP!](http://uhfhdtvantenna.blogspot.com/)** > > Follow these instructions to build a top performing HDTV antenna for almost nothing! ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/31 "2008-11-24T10:06:21Z")
Welp i went to bestbuy and got a 50 inch plasma 720p for 800. The upsell: $300 insurance? No thanks $150 surge protector and energy saver. No thanks $160 wall mounts. No thanks I already have that. $250 for geek squad to “optimize” my tv. They will reduce electricity usage as well as reduce heat and make the image 4x more sharp. Is this a joke? Why wouldnt they do this at the factory if they are trying to sell the most clear image? ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/32 "2008-11-24T10:08:07Z")
Heres the tv I bought. Decent deal. I picked up the last one from the NFB store but I’m sure they could order one. Sale ends on Wed. [http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9066707&type=product&id=1218015168884](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9066707&type=product&id=1218015168884) ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/33 "2008-11-24T10:08:59Z")
lol i just sent a pm asking what one ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/34 "2008-11-24T10:11:37Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > lol i just sent a pm asking what one LOL the price drop is amazing. 2 years ago I bought a 42 inch plasma 1080i and it was $1600. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/35 "2008-11-24T10:11:38Z")
> [@PureXTC](#): > > Welp i went to bestbuy and got a 50 inch plasma 720p for 800. > > The upsell: > > $300 insurance? No thanks > > $150 surge protector and energy saver. No thanks > > $160 wall mounts. No thanks I already have that. > > $250 for geek squad to “optimize” my tv. They will reduce electricity usage as well as reduce heat and make the image 4x more sharp. > > Is this a joke? Why wouldnt they do this at the factory if they are trying to sell the most clear image? they do not optimize anything from the factory ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/36 "2008-11-24T10:12:36Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > they do not optimize anything from the factory Thats understood. But is this geek squad thing a scam? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/37 "2008-11-24T10:13:19Z")
i dunno, i would not personally pay them shit to do anything in my home. ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/38 "2008-11-24T10:18:05Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > i dunno, i would not personally pay them shit to do anything in my home. Exactly. Definatly not for $250. But, he did show me the exact same 2 tvs next to each other and it did cut the heat down by about half (which is still a lot). ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/39 "2008-11-24T10:20:13Z")
so is this a good tv? ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080-vs-720p/58668/40 "2008-11-24T10:45:11Z")
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