Comments on: Buying a HDTV: 720p vs. 1080p & Seating Distance http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/ Commentary on Technology, Media, News & More Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ryan http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-5990 Ryan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:08:46 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/#comment-5990 Just wanted to add my 2 cents. My eyesight is excellent (20/20 in my left eye and an even more powerful 20/18 in my right). I have a 52" Sony 1080p display that sits about 10 feet away from typical viewing distance. I've watched various sources from Blu-ray discs (1080p), AVCHD discs (1080p & 720p), and HDTV-digital cable (1080i & 720p). From what I've seen, I can tell you that the differences between 1080p and 720p from well-encoded sources are very, VERY difficult to discern. Both provide sharp, detailed pictures with very strong & pure colour (much better colour reproduction than the archaic NTSC system). You're going to notice other issues more easily such as digital compression (especially with digital cable/satellite, which over-compress their channels).<br><br>The truth is as of the current time (June, 2009), most TVs 42" and up have gone full-1080p anyway, (with the exception of a few baseline plasma units). The main reason that you're most likely reading this article is if you have an older 720p display and wondering if it's worth the upgrade to 1080p. I'd say the only reason to do so is if the new TV provides other benefits such as better contrast ratio or the (somewhat controversial) '120 hz motionflow' technologies. Also refer to the chart at carltonbale.com; make sure you can sit close enough to your display to reap the benefits of the extra detail. Just wanted to add my 2 cents. My eyesight is excellent (20/20 in my left eye and an even more powerful 20/18 in my right). I have a 52″ Sony 1080p display that sits about 10 feet away from typical viewing distance. I've watched various sources from Blu-ray discs (1080p), AVCHD discs (1080p & 720p), and HDTV-digital cable (1080i & 720p). From what I've seen, I can tell you that the differences between 1080p and 720p from well-encoded sources are very, VERY difficult to discern. Both provide sharp, detailed pictures with very strong & pure colour (much better colour reproduction than the archaic NTSC system). You're going to notice other issues more easily such as digital compression (especially with digital cable/satellite, which over-compress their channels).

The truth is as of the current time (June, 2009), most TVs 42″ and up have gone full-1080p anyway, (with the exception of a few baseline plasma units). The main reason that you're most likely reading this article is if you have an older 720p display and wondering if it's worth the upgrade to 1080p. I'd say the only reason to do so is if the new TV provides other benefits such as better contrast ratio or the (somewhat controversial) '120 hz motionflow' technologies. Also refer to the chart at carltonbale.com; make sure you can sit close enough to your display to reap the benefits of the extra detail.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-5789 Ryan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:08:46 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/#comment-5789 Just wanted to add my 2 cents. My eyesight is excellent (20/20 in my left eye and an even more powerful 20/18 in my right). I have a 52" Sony 1080p display that sits about 10 feet away from typical viewing distance. I've watched various sources from Blu-ray discs (1080p), AVCHD discs (1080p & 720p), and HDTV-digital cable (1080i & 720p). From what I've seen, I can tell you that the differences between 1080p and 720p from well-encoded sources are very, VERY difficult to discern. Both provide sharp, detailed pictures with very strong & pure colour (much better colour reproduction than the archaic NTSC system). You're going to notice other issues more easily such as digital compression (especially with digital cable/satellite, which over-compress their channels).<br><br>The truth is as of the current time (June, 2009), most TVs 42" and up have gone full-1080p anyway, (with the exception of a few baseline plasma units). The main reason that you're most likely reading this article is if you have an older 720p display and wondering if it's worth the upgrade to 1080p. I'd say the only reason to do so is if the new TV provides other benefits such as better contrast ratio or the (somewhat controversial) '120 hz motionflow' technologies. Also refer to the chart at carltonbale.com; make sure you can sit close enough to your display to reap the benefits of the extra detail. Just wanted to add my 2 cents. My eyesight is excellent (20/20 in my left eye and an even more powerful 20/18 in my right). I have a 52″ Sony 1080p display that sits about 10 feet away from typical viewing distance. I've watched various sources from Blu-ray discs (1080p), AVCHD discs (1080p & 720p), and HDTV-digital cable (1080i & 720p). From what I've seen, I can tell you that the differences between 1080p and 720p from well-encoded sources are very, VERY difficult to discern. Both provide sharp, detailed pictures with very strong & pure colour (much better colour reproduction than the archaic NTSC system). You're going to notice other issues more easily such as digital compression (especially with digital cable/satellite, which over-compress their channels).

The truth is as of the current time (June, 2009), most TVs 42″ and up have gone full-1080p anyway, (with the exception of a few baseline plasma units). The main reason that you're most likely reading this article is if you have an older 720p display and wondering if it's worth the upgrade to 1080p. I'd say the only reason to do so is if the new TV provides other benefits such as better contrast ratio or the (somewhat controversial) '120 hz motionflow' technologies. Also refer to the chart at carltonbale.com; make sure you can sit close enough to your display to reap the benefits of the extra detail.

]]> By: Buying an HDTV: LCD & Plasma http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-5683 Buying an HDTV: LCD & Plasma Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:39:21 +0000 http://www.mkoby.com/2009/01/28/buying-a-hdtv-720p-vs-1080p-seating-distance/#comment-5683 [...] week we looked at 720p versus 1080p resolutions with regards to high definition television (HDTV).  This week we’re going to [...] [...] week we looked at 720p versus 1080p resolutions with regards to high definition television (HDTV).  This week we’re going to [...]

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