Who has a HD Console but no HDTV?

[davygee]

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.

It all depends on what you are watching your 360 on...if you are playing a game on a 32" SDTV, then you will seriously notice the difference from playing the same game on a 32" HDTV.

There is also no need to go the full upgrade.  You can start off small and then upgrade to a bigger full HD later and move the smaller screen to another room.

A 32" LCD is certainly good enough to make the games on a 360 or PS3 look much better.  And you can pick up a 32" LCD for around $500 in the US and around £350 in the UK.

HDTV not being worth the current cost of entry is all relative to what you believe is a decent cost.  When we bought our first TV for our house some 7 years ago, we paid £700 to get a 28" prologic widescreen Philips SDTV.  We managed to pick up our 1080p Sony 40" Bravia for £500 ony 4 months ago and it's certainly worth the money