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noslodecoy on 01 August 2008
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Million said:
EaglesEye379 said:
Why do people think that if someone gets an HDTV, oh immediately the best complement is the PS3? The 360 outputs 1080p, has HDMI, has HD movie downloads and HD games. Even if some of them are 720p (and for PS3 most is still 720p anyway), you CANNOT differentiate it to 1080p using the naked eye unless you have 50 inch+ TVs.

Lets not forget that Blu-Ray adoption in the US is not going on a rocket growth anyway. All Blu-Ray really gives is extra space, 1080p only visible difference on 50 inch+ TVs. And only ~1% of all movie titles are out in Blu-Ray, and ~90% sell through is still DVD. And if you havent noticed, Hollywood isnt exactly in the healthiest and most creative state in its lifetime at the moment.

And we know who is going to win based on software as well.

bolded is wrong :)

 

For the most part what he is saying is true (link):

CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
That's the key question. "If you have 20/20 vision, you would need to be closer than 2-1/2 times the screen's picture height to appreciate the quality of 1080p," says Richard Doherty, co-founder and research director of The Envisioneering Group, a technology assessment and research firm. "Otherwise, you might as well be watching 720p."

Here's a graph for viewing distances and the following (link):

For the same screen size, the benefits of 1080p vs. 720p start to become apparent when closer than 9.8 feet and become full apparent at 6.5 feet. In my opinion, 6.5 feet is closer than most people will sit to their 50" plasma TV (even through the THX recommended viewing distance for a 50" screen is 5.6 ft). So, most consumers will not be able to see the full benefit of their 1080p TV.

Also, there's been research that the average consumer cannot tell the difference between Blu-Ray and an upscaled DVD.  Just some food for thought with the 1080p argument.  There's no doubt there's a difference, but when viewing distances comes into play, it's diffinately bordering on using the full potential of our eyeballs ;).