Is there a huge difference between 720p or 1080p HDTV?

[your mother]

W29 said:

shams said:
No. If you get a set that does 720p & 1080i - there is very little (if any) difference between one that also does 1080p.

I just picked up a new Plasma set that does everything - except 1080p - and have no regrets. Everything looks amazing on it.

You see I made my decision already I'm getting the 720p HDTV. Since there is little difference between the two. I finally made my decision, just one question. When I do hook my HDTV up with my 360, do I use the HDMI cable that came with my Elite or use my regular component cables?

Again, the difference is slight, if at all, to your overall experience. Both are subject to signal errors/loss, both are subject to translation (albeit the component translation is from digital-analog-digital and hdmi is digital-digital-digital), and both can look better for one purpose but not as good for another (e.g. component looks better for your satellite box but hdmi makes your upscaled dvds look better).

There is no substitute for actually viewing the image quality yourself. If you're already plonking down several hundred bucks on an HDTV, it won't hurt to spend another 20 bucks or so to pick up an extra cable and test yourself. You may find that you will hook up several av components via hdmi and others via component.

At least, that's how I have my setup!