Is 720P half HD? [Archive]

Mr_LoL

07-28-07, 04:23 PM

Hi. A quick question. Is 720P Half HD if 1080P is fullHD. I am seeing tv's that are 1080p stating that they are fullhd. Reason being is that I want to buy a tv but the cheapest 1080p set is about £800 whilst the 720p sets are around £390. Thanks

evilchris

07-28-07, 04:43 PM

lol

720p is FULL HD. So is 1080i. 1080p being called "FullHD" is Sony marketing bull**** that caught on due to the average person being so ****ing stupid. Two things to answer to find out if 1080p means jack **** to you:

1. Size of TV
2. Distance from TV you sit

http://www.carltonbale.com/wp-content/uploads/resolution_chart.png

I'm 70" @ 12.5'. 1080p is hardly anything. 720p is 99% identical.

S.I.N

07-28-07, 04:50 PM

Hi. A quick question. Is 720P Half HD if 1080P is fukkHD. I am seeing tv's that are 1080p stating that they are fullhd. Reason being is that I want to buy a tv but the cheapest 108p se is about £800 whilst the 72p sets are around £390. Thanks

No! Bull****e to make you pay more. Infact many wont even be able to tell the difference especially on a set less that 32". Also don't just go on weather a TV is 720P or 1080P. Check the other features like contrast, inputs etc.

evilchris

07-28-07, 04:53 PM

I'd need 95" to fully benefit from 1080p at my view distance, lol.

Sony is so lucky most people are clueless.

betterdan

07-28-07, 04:56 PM

Is 720P Half HD if 1080P is fukkHD.
Why curse about it? :(

evilchris

07-28-07, 04:56 PM

lol

DarthBeavis

07-28-07, 04:56 PM

I have a McSony just like McEvil. My viewing distances range from 8' to 40'. Maybe 1080p is not enough?

evilchris

07-28-07, 04:57 PM

At 40' 480p is fine. At 8' on a 70" you're starting to need 1080p.

betterdan

07-28-07, 05:01 PM

I sit about 6-10 feet away from my 52 inch 1080P Mits (depending on which couch I'm sitting on) and I fukking like it a lot. :)

Mr_LoL

07-28-07, 05:08 PM

Thanks for the chart Evilchris. I will be getting a 32" tv and I sit about 10 feet away. I got swept away by the 1080P hype. My spelling is a bit off today because I fell ill.

evilchris

07-28-07, 05:11 PM

Thanks for the chart Evilchris. I will be getting a 32" tv and I sit about 10 feet away. I got swept away by the 1080P hype. My spelling is a bit off today because I fell ill.

**** 10'? 720p no question!

Ninja Prime

07-28-07, 06:37 PM

At 40' 480p is fine. At 8' on a 70" you're starting to need 1080p.

If you're 8' from a 70" screen your corneas are going to start smoking anyway.

Eliminator

07-29-07, 12:54 AM

720p is hd but a bit less than half the number of pixels as 1080p

evilchris

07-29-07, 08:02 AM

[QUOTE=Eliminator]720p is hd but a bit less than half the number of pixels as
point?

Eliminator

07-29-07, 12:45 PM

[QUOTE=Eliminator]720p is hd but a bit less than half the number of pixels as
point?
he was asking if 720p is half hd and i answered:eek2:

mullet

07-29-07, 02:24 PM

I run my 50" Sony @ 720P from a PC and it looks amazing.

Arioch

07-29-07, 03:52 PM

I sit about 5 feet away from my 37" 1080p Westinghouse. It seems a bit close but I guess that's what I would want to do according to that chart.

-=Gib-McFragger=-

07-29-07, 04:48 PM

he was asking if 720p is half hd and i answered:eek2:Both 720P and 1080i/P are full HD. There is no half. It's either HD or it isn't.

evilchris is exactly correct. It all depends on your screen size and viewing distance. I have a 42" 720P DLP set and I sit about 10' or so away. It looks friggin amazing.

1080P FULL HD is just Sony Marketing FUD just like bloorhey being beddar cuz it gotz more Gigabytzzzzzzz.

Rakeesh

07-30-07, 12:26 AM

If you're 8' from a 70" screen your corneas are going to start smoking anyway.

Well, that would be retina actually, but the idea that sitting too close to a TV damages your eyes is a myth. The same with reading in the dark, as that just causes eyestrain but has no chance at causing permanent damage.

The only thing you can do that can damage your eyesight, short of gouging your eyes out, is staring at extremely bright light for too long. And I mean very bright light, staring at a 60w bulb won't even do it.

mullet

07-30-07, 02:30 AM

Welding flash is horrible, feels like sand in your eye. :eek:

-=Gib-McFragger=-

07-30-07, 02:35 AM

Welding flash is horrible, feels like sand in your eye. :eek:That's because you burn your eye. Been there, done that. Welding arc=teh bad.

Rakeesh

07-30-07, 03:18 AM

Yeah, bright light literally burns your retina. The tissue in your skin can tolerate it fine, but not your retina.

mullet

07-30-07, 12:22 PM

You still have to cover your skin when Mig welding it will give you really bad sunburn. Back on topic 720Pee FTW.

Mr_LoL

07-30-07, 02:09 PM

You still have to cover your skin when Mig welding it will give you really bad sunburn. Back on topic 720Pee FTW.
QFT. Back on the 720P topic.

Eliminator

07-30-07, 03:15 PM

Both 720P and 1080i/P are full HD. There is no half. It's either HD or it isn't.

evilchris is exactly correct. It all depends on your screen size and viewing distance. I have a 42" 720P DLP set and I sit about 10' or so away. It looks friggin amazing.

1080P FULL HD is just Sony Marketing FUD just like bloorhey being beddar cuz it gotz more Gigabytzzzzzzz.
yes did you even read my post?... i said 720p was HD just simply it has less than half the pixels of 1080p... whats so hard to understand?