| Aft_Lizard is right. The difference between 1080 and 720, other than viewing closely, is negligible. In addition, the majority of HD programming is produced at 720p, even though the cable and satellite companies talk about 1080i. As I recall, ABC, FOX, ESPN are 720 while CBS and NBC are 1080i (notice 1080i, not 1080p). All networks scale the source to their spec. The article Army referenced had a couple of errors, the most glaring is that Blu-Ray and HDDVD are 1080/24p. In fact they can be any supported resolution from 480i to 1080P at 24, 30 or even 60 fps. My advice is to consider the video source. If primarily TV, 720p is fine. No one is currently broadcasting a 1080p signal anyway. If you're getting a Blu-Ray player and you really want the best, 1080P may be the way to go. More programming will be produced at 1080p, but right now there's not much available. If you save the money by going 720p, you can spend what you save on a PS3 for Blu-Ray playback, great upscaling DVD player, internet device, and a game platform to boot.  |