HD movies on 780p 50inch TV. Will it look good, or should I spring for the 1080p?

Answer 1

Don't trust the other posters here as they all used the term 780p, which is not an HD standard.

You're talking about 720p versus 1080p, and at that screen size you will not notice a difference between the resolutions unless you sit closer than Optimal Viewing Distance for this screen size. If you go larger that 50in get 1080p, if not get 720p

Answer 2

HD movies will look fantastic even on a 720 television.

Keep in mind that all the Broadcast shows in high def are 720 so you wont be missing anything if you use Antenna, CATV or Sat for your movies or HD source.

And as Codeman pointed out - most people cannot see the difference between 720 and 1080.

HOWEVER: The new HD and BluRay players can output 1080i and a few can output 1080p.

Even though there is little true 1080p material available, it IS available. More and more will be available in the next year.

If this was my first/main HDTV - I would pop for the set that is 1080p native resolution.

If money is really tight - A 720 set is still gorgeous. We hardly watch standard def anymore and both HD-DVD and BluRay look fantastic on my 61" set that is only 720.

(But my next television will be a 1080p unit).

Answer 3

720p looks good but 1080p looks much better, if you are going to watch HD cable or satellite there might not be too much of a big difference but if you plan on buying HD DVD or Blu-Ray in the near future then you don't want anything less than 1080p. My old tv only did 1080i/720p and the picture is nowhere near as good as on my new 1080p set.

Answer 4

Go for the 1080p. I've got a Samsung DLP 56in TV and it looks so much better in 1080p than in 780p.

Answer 5

1080 for sure! At 780 on that big a screen, the picture will look like sh*t. Dig a little deeper. Go cheap and you will regret it, then, your stuck with it.