T-900

I just bought a 32 inch HD TV and was wondering how good will a blu-ray disc movie look obviously on a blu-ray player when hooked up via HDMI? it's not "full high definition" by the way it's just standard high definition. The brand name is Soniq althrough the store we bought it from states that the TV was manufactured by LG. I've already tried hooking up my 360 via HDMI and it looked fantastic, will Blu-Ray give me as good results or even better? If so, which player would you recommend under $200?

anwsers will be appertained thanks.

Drav3n

Huh?

Blu Man

I think he means 720p.

Yes, Blu Ray will look good on your new TV.

The Sony BDP S360 is under $200: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+B...&skuId=9317599

There are lots on players under $200, just do some looking.

Schloob1

Blu-ray will look good on it, but I don't know how much better it would look over say a well calibrated upconverting dvd player. When you are talking about a set that small, I know I have heard that you are not really getting the full benefits of detail that Blu-ray can offer when say the same 2 players are compared on something 46" or greater. That and the fact the the set is not even 1080p, ad this is a question for others but would that not essentially be downgrading the image of the Blu-ray then allbeit still a great picture?

emachine12

720p HD is still a better resolution than 480p SD.

In fact, the Fox owned HD channels (Fox, FX, Fox Sports, etc.) and the Disney owned HD channels (ABC, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN, etc.) broadcast in 720p HD.

Wal-Mart and Target offer BD players for less than $120 with some good features so you can always pick one of these up and compare the picture to your DVD.

Sweet Baby James

FWIW, I saw this player at Costco for $109.99. The strange thing was that it was the 360, not the Costco version of the 360.

rfduncan

Or possibly 1080i?

If you look carefully, you can find some players for under $100. I swear there was one for $75 today posted on Slickdeals...

Drav3n

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...id=0&t=1993922

This is the bluray player i have and it works great!

OP, I have a 32" 720p tv in my bedroom and a 42" 1080p tv in my living room. both of them i use my bluray players on all the time. Yes, the 42" does look better, but the 32" still looks really good.

And there is a BIG difference between an upconverted dvd and a bluray on a 32". you can see the difference!

darksurtur

1080p is pointless on a 32'' TV (except if used as a PC monitor). The human eye can't make out a difference.

Some people can't see/claim not to see much of a difference between upscaled DVDs and Blu-Rays. This increases with smaller TVs. This will increase further if you sit far away from your TV (>5 feet).

Solid Snake

I have a 1080p 32'' TV. I use it as my PS3/360/PC TV. You can tell a difference.

smirnoffski

I have a blu-ray player connected to a 720p 32in LCD TV. While the higher resolution becomes difficult to discern beyond a certain distance, the colors nevertheless maintain their punch, even from across the room.

Generally, this is one thing many fail to consider, the color advantages of HD as opposed to mere resolution.

T-900

thanks for the answers guys, althrough I must ask another question that I forgot to mention previously..

Does it make a difference if my TV is "Blu-Ray Ready"? Because I'm not sure if it is, or if it isn't. It's "HD Ready" if that makes any differences....

emachine12

As long as you have an HDMI connection, you are Blu-ray Disc Player ready. You can still use a component connection (Red, Blue, Green) but most TVs will only allow a 720p input through this.

T-900

Yup I have 3 HDMI ports, and like I said, I've tested it with my 360, so looks like I'm right to go..

thanks all, to those who haven't, fell free to contribute with any useful info as I'll be tracking this thread for any updates..

Whats the Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-Ray Player like? -- http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/home%...-player/448197

is it region-free for Blu-Ray discs? because it says Progressive Scan Type(s) PAL/NTSC

anyone know if its a good player or not, because I'm considering buying it, and would confirm it if its region-free for blu-rays....

JohnnyDaBull

I'm tired of people saying 32' tvs that are 1080p are useless. If that was true they wouldn't exist. Of course you are going to notice a bigger change on a larger sceen that's common sense.

glassdragon

While I do agree that 32" is still good with 1080p, saying that if it wasn't necessary then they wouldn't exist is a huge fallacy. Manufactures commonly add things that aren't needed to jack up the price and make more money from the items.

BuckNaked2k

^ Exactly.

jjcool

I thought most HD cable channels were broadcast at 720p. Are over the air channels at 1080p?

emachine12

Everything but the Fox and Disney owned stations are 1080i HD even the local HD channels. Oddly, in the Los Angeles/Orange County/Inland Empire area, channel 13 which is owned by Fox is 1080i HD.

1080p is only available with downloadable on demand movies due to bandwidth constraints.

T-900

Whats the Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-Ray Player like? -- http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/home%...-player/448197

T-900

Well some of the HD channels I got are broadcasted in 1080i, so would that mean that my HD-TV is 1080i and not 720p?

1080i is better then 720p, yes?

Blu Man

Not necessarily. The channels are 1080i whether the TV is 1080p, 720p or 1080i. You'll have to either look at the box/manual the TV came in/with or find it's model number and look it up online.

This is debatable. Some argue that 1080i is better, others think that 720p is better. In general I've heard that 720p handles motion better then 1080i.

rfduncan

But doesn't it also depend on the program? I have noticed that some shows are only in 720p while shows like LOST are 1080....

Josh Z

Lost is an ABC show, and is broadcast at 720p. Certain affiliates may upconvert the network feed to 1080i, however. But that's pretty rare.

RayChuang

In my humble opinion, 1080p makes sense only on 40" and bigger HDTV sets. It's with a 40" set that you can start to appreciate the full 1080p detail from a Blu-ray player.