i amd looking at LCD HD TV, so they have 768 vs 1080i vs 1080p.

all i know is 1080p is the best and the most expensive one

but they are some decent deal with the 768 ones.

is the 768 ones good enough?

i don't need to latest and best of the home theater system, but i want a decent set up

i don't own a PS3 nor any HD DVD players. hack, i don't have HD Direct TV yet (maybe after i got a HD TV)

 

What size are you looking at? I have a 37 inch LCD that is only 720P, and it looks great. The pixels are still small enough that from my couch, I don't think I could tell much of a difference if this TV was 1080P or 720P. A bigger TV would show off that difference more.

 

oh, i am looking at 40" - 46" HD LCD TV

my question too is if i can tell the different between 7xx and 1080

not to mention there more money to put in to *upgrade* the rest of the equipment for HD DVD or so

 

720p/1080i vs. 1080p? Only games and HD/Blue Ray DVDs are in 1080p. Nobody will be broadcasting in 1080p for a while (if ever), so unless you have a PS3 or Xbox360, I

 

With 20/20 vision, you will be able to resolve a difference between 1080p and 720p on a 40" set at 6.5 ft. You will see a difference on a 46" set at around 8ft. So basically, if you sit further than those distances, you will not see any benefit from 1080p.

 

I'd go 1080p.

Most HDTV content is 1080i, so it will display on a 1080p display in full resolution and with NO image scaling (this is a big deal actually). By all means, if you can afford the small premium, get a 1080p display.

Also, with TVs doing 3:2 pulldown, film based content (24fps) will look MUCH better on a 1080p display as it has double the pixels of a 720p one. Better TVs do a pretty good job with de-interlacing, so a 1080i film-based source with 3:2 pulldown and good de-interlacing will be indsitinguishable from a 1080p source.

 

No such thing as 1080i flat panel television anyways. They're usually 768P and 1080P. You have some good answers up above.

 

that is incorrect. There are 1080i flat panels

 

no flat panel displays 1080 interlaced lines, but they can certainly accept a 1080i signal.

 

[QUOTE=44Runner,Apr 17 2007, 12:44 PM] that is incorrect.