Will I see the difference btw Blu-Ray and standard DVD if I don't have a 1080P TV?
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Will I see the difference btw Blu-Ray and standard DVD if I don't have a 1080P TV?
Hey guys,
Was gonna buy a Playstation 3 but my friend told me that if I didn't have a 1080P TV I shouldn't bother because I wouldn't be able to see the difference. I currently have a 37" 720P Vizio...Will I be able to see the diff btw Blu-Ray and standard DVD with this?
Was gonna buy a Playstation 3 but my friend told me that if I didn't have a 1080P TV I shouldn't bother because I wouldn't be able to see the difference. I currently have a 37" 720P Vizio...Will I be able to see the diff btw Blu-Ray and standard DVD with this?
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Originally Posted by firteen88
Hey guys,
Was gonna buy a Playstation 3 but my friend told me that if I didn't have a 1080P TV I shouldn't bother because I wouldn't be able to see the difference. I currently have a 37" 720P Vizio...Will I be able to see the diff btw Blu-Ray and standard DVD with this?
Was gonna buy a Playstation 3 but my friend told me that if I didn't have a 1080P TV I shouldn't bother because I wouldn't be able to see the difference. I currently have a 37" 720P Vizio...Will I be able to see the diff btw Blu-Ray and standard DVD with this?
Standard TV/DVD are broadcast only in 480p. Your PS3 will try and upconvert to make your current DVD collection look better, but the BluRay discs should look better than that.
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i have a quick question about hd format
i have a 1080i 50" tv...i want to take advantage of the blu-ray and hd formats like games/movies...do i need a 1080p tv or am i still good and can take advantage of the formats with my 1080i tv.any help would be great. thanks
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I noticed a slight difference on my 32" 1080i LCD. It varies by movie and I usually can tell the difference in smaller items, not in the close ups. Perhaps with a larger display it's night and day. Guess I'm one of those friends you'd be getting rid of
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With my new Toshiba Regza 32-incher HD DVD and Blu-ray look much more robust and clearer than upconverted. However (and I'm not sure if it was the DVD I used) I was unimpressed with the PS3's upconversion. Any thoughts on how this should be correctly set up? Blu-ray looks fantastic, however.
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Originally Posted by sonicworld
I noticed a slight difference on my 32" 1080i LCD. It varies by movie and I usually can tell the difference in smaller items, not in the close ups. Perhaps with a larger display it's night and day. Guess I'm one of those friends you'd be getting rid of
In answer to the OP's question, how good HD DVD or BD will look on a 37" 720p display depends on the viewing distance. If you are sitting too far away your friend (former friend?) will actually turn out to be correct:
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Another thing that should be mentioned... if you are moving up from a CRT, you will absolutely notice a huge improvement in HD content. But you will likely also notice that SD television content looks worse, and not just by comparison to HD either.
DVD's should look great, and blu-ray even better.
DVD's should look great, and blu-ray even better.
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Originally Posted by TallGuyMe
Yes, you will notice a difference. You need smarter friends.
Standard TV/DVD are broadcast only in 480p. Your PS3 will try and upconvert to make your current DVD collection look better, but the BluRay discs should look better than that.
Standard TV/DVD are broadcast only in 480p. Your PS3 will try and upconvert to make your current DVD collection look better, but the BluRay discs should look better than that.
And yes, a BD will look better because of the source material being used.
(My 2 cents worth)
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Originally Posted by firteen88
I'm actually sitting about 5 feet away from the TV
If your friend was trying to suggest that 720p displays can't benefit from the High Def disc formats, he was just plain wrong, as so many others have said above.
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Originally Posted by lizard
Since all LCD displays are progressive, there shouldn't be such a thing as a "1080i LCD". I presume that you are talking about the input. How good your display looks depends on how well your display de-interlaces the 1080i input (and how well it downconverts 1080 to 720p or 768p, if that's the native resolution of your display). You might want to read up on the native resolution of your display, and if it is less than 1080p, try setting the HD player to output at that resolution.