When will manufacturers start making 1080p sets in 25 inch and smaller LCD TVs?

Question

I already have a 720p, but I want a newer TV with HDMI and a digital tuner, but I won't do it until the 1080p sets come out.

Answer 1

It is unlikely that anyone will make a small set in 1080P. There is no reason to do so. No one can tell the difference between the two, at this size, unless you sit right on top of it. The 720P sets being made today (actually, most of them are 768P) frequently come with HDMI , ATSC and QAM tuners and the capability of displaying 1080i. Since devices that produce video at 1080P are capable of outputting also at lower resolution, there's little incentive to increase video capability to 1080P, since it has to be downconverted to 720P anyway.
Bottom line-you've got a long wait.

Answer 2

They probably won't. With a TV that small, you wouldn't notice the difference between 720 and 1080, anyway, unless you were less than about 5 feet away from it when you watch it.

The bigger a TV screen is, the farther away you sit from it for optimum viewing. There's a formula for it. But, a good rule of thumb is that you watch a 42" TV from about 10 feet away for optimal viewing. For a 25" set, that would be more like about 5 feet away. Beyond that distance, it is difficult to impossible for the human eye to distinguish between a 720 resolution and a 1080. And, the closer you get to the screen from the optimal viewing distance, the more difference the resolution will make. And, it's very unlikely you'll have a room set up to where the normal distance that you would be watching a TV is 5 feet away. So, there's no point in manufacturing a more expensive, small-screen TV that provides a resolution that no one will be able to see, anyway.

The larger screened HDTVs (40" and up) are the only ones that are available in 1080, because they're the only ones where the increased resolution actually offers a benefit for the viewer from a typical viewing distance of about 10 feet or more. That's why 1080 is only available on the larger screens.

Answer 3

Short answer is, you wont notice the difference anyway. I am linking to an image that shows screensize, and distance where you can see the difference.