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Katilian on 25 January 2008
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kitler53 said:
davygee said:
This is certainly an eye opener! I can't believe that people can own 360's and PS3's and use them through a SDTV.

The games through the SDTV must look like the scaled up pixelated videos on Youtube when you are playing games.

You really need to upgrade to HDTV. It doesn't need to cost the earth. You can pick up 20"-32" LCD's pretty cheap these days. You really don't know what you are missing until you see it.

I currently play my PS3 through my 40" 1080p Sony Bravia.

 360 and wii on a standard definition tv.

...and a 20-32" HDTV is pointless.  at a normal viewing distance your eyes can't physically make out the higher resolutions.  http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/  To get the "full" benifit I would have to buy a tv at least 40" and that cost a lot of money.  A lot of money I don't need to spend cause A) my standard tv is working quite well and i'm not throwing it away for no reason and B) i've seen side by side comparisons and the improvement is marginal at a best.  HDTV is better but not worth the current cost of entry for me. 


 Not to try and convince you to buy an HDTV (I agree that for the most of it, it isn't worth it yet), but I'm unaware of any 32" screens which do genuine 1080p (which aren't computer monitors). Given that most PS3/360 games only render at 720p, a 32" screen would be suitable for current gen gaming. You've said that you'd have to buy a minimum 40" to get full benifit, which i'm assuming you are referring to 1080p, so given that, and the fact most games are 720p, from the charts you've linked to, you would definitely see a benifit.