Will blu-ray output look just as good on a 42" screen that has 1080i or 720p res., or do you need native 1080p

Question

I just saw a pioneer elite 42" 1080p in bestbuy playing something off a blu ray disk..and it was unbelievable. Online sources say at 42'', the detectable resolution between 1080p or 720p or 1080i is negligible. So why did the pioneer look so much better?

Answer 1

Good question. Use this rule of thumb: Your system is as good as the weakest link. That being said, your TV will look fantastic with the Blu-Ray Disc player playing a Blu-Ray disc.

The only way to get a better picture would be to have a 1080p HDTV, but only slightly better as that the Pioneer Elite plasma is a great set. Just set your TV on 1080i -and voila!

H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !

Answer 2

First, know it is the pioneer elite's technology that makes it so much better. There are many ways to increase the picture quality. 1080p is just one way. Other features of the pioneer elite is that it has deeper plasma cells (thus better color and contrast) and that it not only is playing that 1080p video but it is playing it at as close to the original film's 24 frames per second. (The new elite has a 72 hz refresh rate which means it's playing 24 frames per second x 3) (they call this "3:3 pulldown" which is done with an actual duplication of frames thus giving a clean picture with no blurring).

Other 1080 p tvs can cheat by doubling 540 lines of one interlaced field and then discarding the next field! That means you are only getting half the information! So no wonder the pioneer elite looks better!

You've been blessed (or cursed-because you'll want higher quality tvs) with being able to see the difference. Also know that how far away you are from the screen will make a big difference.

Still, it is true that the differences become more evident in larger screens like 50 inch and above. And that a 36 inch TV would be clearer in general. Which is another point to be made...a 42 inch screen will have a crisper picture than a 60 inch.

Answer 3

The "1080p" signal is what made that Pioneer at Best Buy look so good...And that Blu-ray disc will look better on a "1080i" or "720p" display than regular DVD.

I know everyone needs a "hang-on-the-wall" television but SAMSUNG makes some great "1080p" displays that start at about $2,000 for a 50-incher.

If you've already got an HDTV at home, stick with it...And by the end of the year, really good Blu-ray players might be under $500...If this is you FIRST Hi-Def TV, then go for the "1080p".

Click this link for some Samsung "1080p" models: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Televisions/sem/rpsm/Ntt/samsung+1080p/Ntk/All/catOid/-12867/N/0+21012867/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do

And finally, the advantage of Blu-ray is NOT the picture...The best part is the AUDIO...For the first time ever we can listen to COMPLETELY UNCOMPRESSED DIGITAL AUDIO in our homes.

If you haven't had a chance to hear the latest audio format, I recommend getting a demo for yourself as soon as possible...Once you've heard it, Dolby and DTS won't do it for you anymore...Click this link to see how to get it: http://www.whydoesmyhometheatersuck.com/uncompressed.html

Answer 4

I dont know what you saw in BestBuy, but there is no 1080p 42" plasma on the market! What you saw is probably 1080p COMPATIBLE plasma - which is just a regular 768 plasma which can accepot 1080p signal - JUST TO DOWN CONVERT IT TO 1024X768 RESOLUTION!

There are very few 1080p native resolution plasmas on the market - 50"models from Pioneer and Fujitsu (soon), 65" from Panazonic and Fujitsu (soon) and 71" from LG - the price for LG dropped form $75k to $15k!). Resolution of 1080p (2,073,600 pixels) is 2.6 times greater than the resolution of 768 plasma (786,432 pixels).

I have two Pioneer Elite plasmas - older one (1410) 1024x768 and the new 1080p model (PRO-FHD1). Regular broadcast or regular DVDs - there is not much difference. But HD TV (especially 1080i) or Blu-Ray or HD-DVD - I have both - the difference is tremendous!

Answer 5

it depends on your budget,

TV is not going to to go 1080p anytime soon, so if you mostly watch TV then 768p and 1080i is fine

but if you are going to go blu-ray HD-DVD and buy the newer versions of them, the older ones only went 1080i then 1080p is inportant

I went it, becasue I had the budget

reg. 768 and 1080 can look stunning, so spend you moeny the way you want to

also Sharp just showed off 2000p, so if you wanted to wait, you could wait the rest of your life and never catch up

and the pioneer elite is the best TV in the world, hense the 7500 price

Answer 6

I saw the very same thing! I think this is because Pioneer makes the best TV -- period (though Panasonic is really good too). Frankly, I've seen some Pioneers with 720p that are better than alot of 1080 TV's -- so I think it has to do with the overall quality of the TV.

Answer 7

You need a native 1080p.

Answer 8

those online sources are morons if you are gonna buy a new tv bigger than 40 inches protect yourself and buy 1080p so you dont waste money on an older technology