Need Advice : Resolution of LED TV : 720p v/s 1080p

[adishjain]

Hello,
I am going to purchase an LED TV and a bit confused between the resolution of 720p (1366x768-HD) and 1080 (1920x1080-Full HD) as there is a considerable difference in the price of the both.
I have short-listed the following models of Samsung
(1) UA32EH5330RLXL
(2) UA32EH4500RMXL
Also the comparison between the two can be seen on the link :

http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/...mpare?prda=UA32EH5330RLXL&prdb=UA32EH4500RMXL

As one can see except resolution all other parameters and features are almost same, which model i have to choose.

Plz. reply earlist with logic to convince me....

Thanx a lot.

 

[Eug]

How much cheaper? I don't know those models, but I find that sometimes the 1080p models in the same brand often have other higher end specs and higher end panel quality, but it sounds like this time that might not be the case judging by your (first) post. (Welcome to AT by the way.)

Personally, I have no problem with 768p or 720p TVs when seated at regular seating distances for mid-sized TVs. However, if you're sitting very close, 1080p would be better.

If all were truly the same between two models except for the resolution (720p/768p vs. 1080p) and price, I'd strongly consider taking the lower resolution model if the price was significantly less.

 

[SlitheryDee]

For me the biggest factor would be the tv size. Anything under about 40 inch and 1080p would lose some priority for me, considering typical viewing distances. I can't get your link to work, but I see the 32 in the model numbers, so I'm guessing 32 inch. Personally I would go with the 720p in that case, unless you're planning on sitting very close.

 

[smitbret]

720p vs. 1080p is probably the 5th most important thing to consider when buying a tv.

1 - Black levels
2 - Color Accuracy
3 - Size vs. Viewing Distance
4 - Built-in features (Smart TV, etc.)
5 - Resolution

No broadcasts are in 1080p. In fact, the only way to enjoy true 1080p television is with a Blu-Ray or some video games. Even streaming 1080p from services like iTunes and Vudu have such reduced bitrates that the quality is barely better than a good 720p.

 

[Midwayman]

For a 32" and anything approaching normal viewing distances 720p is fine. IIRC 1080p only really starts making a showing around 45-50"

 

[Eug]

720p vs. 1080p is probably the 5th most important thing to consider when buying a tv.

1 - Black levels
2 - Color Accuracy
3 - Size vs. Viewing Distance
4 - Built-in features (Smart TV, etc.)
5 - Resolution

No broadcasts are in 1080p. In fact, the only way to enjoy true 1080p television is with a Blu-Ray or some video games. Even streaming 1080p from services like iTunes and Vudu have such reduced bitrates that the quality is barely better than a good 720p.

Tons of broadcasts are 1080i though.

 

[dagamer34]

720p vs. 1080p is probably the 5th most important thing to consider when buying a tv.

1 - Black levels
2 - Color Accuracy
3 - Size vs. Viewing Distance
4 - Built-in features (Smart TV, etc.)
5 - Resolution

No broadcasts are in 1080p. In fact, the only way to enjoy true 1080p television is with a Blu-Ray or some video games. Even streaming 1080p from services like iTunes and Vudu have such reduced bitrates that the quality is barely better than a good 720p.

Eh, resolution is below smart TV? When a $59 Roku trumps pretty much all Smart TV functionality, it shouldn't even be considered in that list :hmm:

 

[poofyhairguy]

If you are using with a HTPC get 1080p or overscan is a nightmare.

 

[nusyo]

yes if you connect a pc to the tv ... 1080p would be ideal over 720p

yeah smart TV should be under resolution ... usually it is really slow anyway (when you launch the apps.... video plays fine though)

 

[smitbret]

I guess I should have qualified #4 by saying "make sure it does what you want it to do". If you just want to hook it to your cable box, then move to #5. If you want it to play NetFlix, then that's a consideration.

 

[Fallen Kell]

I would stay completely away from any TV in which the native resolution is not an actual TV resolution. In other words, don't even bother considering the 768p screen. One of two things happen with these TV's:

1) 720p signal is displayed centered with black lines around the edges where the "native" TV's resolution is higher than TV signal. As such, you have just lost 6% of the height of your TV that you just paid for, and if the panel itself maintained the 16:9 physical aspect ratio, you also just stretched the image to the sides (or conversely, squashed its height).

2) The image is scaled to fill the full 768p resolution. As the difference between the 720p and 768p resolution is not even close to a whole number multiple, massive image quality issues will occur due to not being able to map whole pixels from the original content to the pixels on the display. Tiny features in the image will all get blurred, muddy, or unnaturally distorted (think double 48 lines of video across the display, making those areas taller in height than intended).

Either way, it is almost certainly a loss on your part from what a TV using a native display that is actually 1920x1080 or 1280x720. If the native resolution isn't one of those two numbers or isn't a whole number multiple (i.e. 3840x2160 or 2560x1440) stay completely away from it due to loss of image quality from needing to scale the image.

 

[adishjain]

Thanks for your kind reply

 

[smitbret]

Fallen Kell is kind of correct. However, all but a handful of broadcasters are 1080i, BR is 1080p and DVD is 480p so the picture's gonna be scaled from the original source anyway. In fact, because of added pixels the picture might actually be a little sharper than a true 720p set. Depends on the set since 1024x768 has about 10% fewer pixels, though. The only time you'd really see an advantage would be with the 720p broadcasters (Fox, ABC, ESPN & Disney). As long as the resolution measurements are evenly divisible by 16, it's really gonna be a non-issue.