32 inch 720p in 2007. I wanted a blu-ray player so I got a PS3.
That TV is still going strong.

HD is 1280x720.
So no, 1024x768 cannot be argued that they are HD as well. It's a pixel reduction of 17.1%

Same here.
Heck, you had 4k displays back in 2001 and 1080P displays back in 1995 on the PC.

Back in the late 90's I was limited to 1024x768 as that was the limit I could get with the Voodoo 2 set up I had... Despite owning a 1600x1200 CRT monitor, in retrospect I should have went nVidia TNT.

Today though, because LCD doesn't scale like CRT's did, I am a little more conservative with resolution so I can maintain a clean, crisp, clear image at my native resolution (Currently 2560x1440) without needing a super computer to drive it.

My first "HD TV" though was a 720P, 32" LG TV which cost me over $1,200 AUD back in 2005-2007, the Government paid for it, just sold it to a mate about a month ago for $50.

When God of War 3 was about to release, so around 2009-2010. Worth it... wait I already had a 720p tv though, so I guess you could say I already played in hd :thinking:

I started gaming in HD when I got an Xbox 360 in 2009.

However, the Wii was my primary platform that gen, so still played mostly in SD until I bought a Wii U in 2013.

Around 2012-2013, when I built my first PC.

Black Friday 2010, bought a 42" 720p Insignia Plasma from Best Buy. I was pissed at myself for not having upgraded sooner.

I upgraded to 1080p with a 51" Samsung Plasma in 2013. This TV is excellent! I still use it everyday.

This past Black Friday, I upgraded to 4k HDR with a 60" Sony x690. I'm very happy with it so far, considering the low price I paid. The intention is to get 2-3 years out of it as my main gaming and movie TV. I have a tentative plan to make my basement much cooler, which will probably entail upgrading to 70" plus, and a bit higher end TV. Just not ready to go that far right now, but I couldn't resist 4k any longer. The HDR on this TV is mediocre. But, it is a noticeable upgrade when you're paying attention.

Yup.... but I didnt really appreciate it though... took me about 4 months to sell all those PS3s at the price I was asking. Which was even cheaper than anywhere else....

My family bought an Xbox 360 S and an 52 inch hdtv at around the same time in 2010. Burnout Paradise and a few other games just made my jaw drop in awe.

Up till then we had a 480p crt or something alongside a ps2 (which I still own)

I got a 52" 1080p tv when Gears of War came out. That's the first game I played on it. So 2006.
Before that I had a 34" HD ready widescreen CRT. It didn't accept 720p though, 480p and 1080i only. It only had 600 scan lines so not all that HD ready. HD DVD looked much better than standard DVD on that already. I never understood people saying upscaled DVD looked similar to blu-ray...

32" 1080i TV in 2007. Got it for my PS3.