# 720p vs 1080p: ANSWERED Now Samsung vs LG **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 11, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268 "2008-05-11T18:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/21 "2008-05-12T09:07:20Z")
if you’re watching content in 1080p then get 1080p (games or otherwise), if you’re not then don’t bother. so simple. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/22 "2008-05-12T09:10:30Z")
> [@walter](#): > > I guess I was just implying that I don’t agree that on a TV of that size, you would notice the difference when “watching” the TV as intended using the same input signal. > > His post is like saying “I like my 1080p 37” TV with a HD feed over my 720p 37" TV with the feed coming from my old VHS" and doesn’t apply to the OPs question. :hay: agreed. In summary, :picard: It’s going to be probably beyond the life of the TV before you see 1080P off anything other than a blu ray or 360 game anyway. cable and sat capacity are maxed out trying to do 720/1080i on a handful of channels. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/23 "2008-05-12T09:10:34Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > if you’re watching content in 1080p then get 1080p (games or otherwise), if you’re not then don’t bother. > > so simple. there is no practical need on a TV that size, 1080p feed or not. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/24 "2008-05-12T09:12:24Z")
> [@walter](#): > > there is no practical need on a TV that size, 1080p feed or not. i agree i have a 37" 720p and have a blu-ray player and the picture still looks amazing ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/25 "2008-05-12T09:28:08Z")
> [@walter](#): > > there is no practical need on a TV that size, 1080p feed or not. no argument that 720p is fine on a tv that size… but I don’t like to reprocess any image if I can avoid it. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/26 "2008-05-12T09:59:06Z")
> [@Tunerfreak](#): > > i agree i have a 37" 720p and have a blu-ray player and the picture still looks amazing exactly ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/27 "2008-05-12T10:00:50Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Quote in odd fashons much? :walter: Yes :redface: My mouse right click has left me, and I couldn’t carryover the image so as to properly call him out by using the arbitrery youreanidiot.jpg ---
**Author:** ![ILLRACEU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee7513/32.png) [@ILLRACEU](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILLRACEU)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/28 "2008-05-12T12:00:13Z")
Why don’t you post the televisions you are looking at purchasing. A brand name 720p set will walk over a junk 1080P. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/29 "2008-05-12T12:08:13Z")
> [@Djs87](#): > > problem? Obviously you havent played the 2 resolutions on a pc game. There is a huge difference. yeah, there really is a huge difference, but then again… most people will be sitting far enough away to not notice the difference in resolution. and agreed that Video (TV/DVD/HDdvd/Blueray) shouldn’t look dramatically different. ---
**Author:** ![Djs87](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djs87/32/5132_2.png) [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/30 "2008-05-12T12:14:15Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > yeah, there really is a huge difference, but then again… most people will be sitting far enough away to not notice the difference in resolution. > > and agreed that Video (TV/DVD/HDdvd/Blueray) shouldn’t look dramatically different. Bravo. Finally somebody that understood what I was saying. I never said anything about tv dvd blu ray or anything. Just PC games. All I kept getting out of walter was :picard: ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/31 "2008-05-12T12:19:04Z")
:picard: ---
**Author:** ![Djs87](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djs87/32/5132_2.png) [@Djs87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Djs87)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/32 "2008-05-12T12:28:17Z")
lol nice ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/33 "2008-05-12T12:29:38Z")
This whole TV thing has become crazy. I spent HOURS this weekend trying to decide what to buy. It is impossible to compare sets because everyone makes theirs a little bit different. I am quite sure the makers do this on purpose. Crutchfield is starting to remove new tvs from their website because the newer, better tvs were cheaper! I assume they are trying to “unload” the old stuff first. My intension was to purchase last weekend but I refuse to invest in something that I don’t totally understand yet. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/34 "2008-05-12T13:01:14Z")
you’re going about it all wrong. Don’t spends days looking at info from the people who market them to you. Go to a TV nerd forum and see what people with similar needs are buying / paying. [AVSforum.com](http://AVSforum.com) is a great place to start. Then go check one out and you’ll know why they are good or bad from the reviews instead of just staring blindly at spec sheets that have meaningless numbers for the most part. also remember that unless you have florescent lighting in your living room, you can’t get a real idea how they are going to look anyway. > [@AWDrifter](#): > > This whole TV thing has become crazy. > I spent HOURS this weekend trying to decide what to buy. > It is impossible to compare sets because everyone makes theirs a little bit different. > I am quite sure the makers do this on purpose. > Crutchfield is starting to remove new tvs from their website because the newer, better tvs were cheaper! > I assume they are trying to “unload” the old stuff first. > My intension was to purchase last weekend but I refuse to invest in something that I don’t totally understand yet. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/35 "2008-05-12T13:14:30Z")
^My bro don’t told me in a test, humans could not tell the difference greater than 1000:1 ratio on LCDs. The guy at the store told me that 50000:1 is mucher better than 15000:1. He just forgot to tell me the difference could not be detected by the human eye. In all fairness he probably had no clue.:biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/36 "2008-05-12T13:16:53Z")
^ you’re probably correct lol I would honestly just look at the pictures on all of them and decide what looks best to you based on that and features you want (inputs/outputs/etc). You know what opinions are like, don’t ya? ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/37 "2008-05-12T13:39:35Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > ^My bro don’t told me in a test, humans could not tell the difference greater than 1000:1 ratio on LCDs. > The guy at the store told me that 50000:1 is mucher better than 15000:1. > He just forgot to tell me the difference could not be detected by the human eye. > In all fairness he probably had no clue.:biglaugh: it’s brand specific, just like treadware for tires… so you can’t compare two brands… it’s a pretty meaningless spec… shit… all LCDs have a horrible contrast ratio compared to plasma TVs (unless LED backlit) so as I said… and again… since showrooms tend to have florescent lighting and every TV down the row has a horrible calibration, you can’t just look to see which is better. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/38 "2008-05-12T13:55:51Z")
> [@ILLRACEU](#): > > Why don’t you post the televisions you are looking at purchasing. A brand name 720p set will walk over a junk 1080P. Samsung LN37A450 LG 37LG30 Are the two I am looking at getting… ---
**Author:** ![ILLRACEU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee7513/32.png) [@ILLRACEU](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILLRACEU)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/39 "2008-05-12T22:12:05Z")
:tup: For both sets. Get which ever you think looks better. If you want to go with the sammy let me know and i’ll hook you up with one from Stereo Advantage. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268/40 "2008-05-13T05:25:25Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > it’s brand specific, just like treadware for tires… so you can’t compare two brands… it’s a pretty meaningless spec… shit… all LCDs have a horrible contrast ratio compared to plasma TVs (unless LED backlit) so as I said… > > and again… since showrooms tend to have florescent lighting and every TV down the row has a horrible calibration, you can’t just look to see which is better. correct. IMO the best place to start is recomendations for your price range, then go from there. compaing specs is meaningless. finding a store with properly set up TVs is almost as impossible. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/720p-vs-1080p-answered-now-samsung-vs-lg/48268.md?page=3)