http://reviews.cnet.com/720p-vs-1080p-hdtv/

 Don't bother getting a 720p hdTV , think about it 4 or 5 years down the road how your tv will look like when blu-ray will be the standard DVD, also a few tv programs are at 720p but most are in 1080i and some already are in 1080p, I bought a 1080i 32'' Sony lcdtv in 06' when 1080i was still at its prime as the highest res and 1080p was being freshly introduced and not so common..

Now if I want to play a blu-ray movie on my TV I will not have the full experience, I would have to upgrade ..

So like jake the fake said HDTV is a invesment for years to come otherwise you will stay behind..

Like a few been saying about the size diff, I know my 32''1080i lcd at 3 years old still looks better than anything at 720p today and under 40'' 37'' or whatever inches so size is not the issue.... what matters is the distance that you sit from the set, a 720p hdtv will always look worse at a closer range than if you sit from the same distance in front of a 1080i or 1080p hdtv no matter the size..

I have a 40" Sony Kick-ass TV (the official title); it's 1080p. For those saying you can't spot the difference between 720p and 1080p at that size: get your eyes tested. The difference is enormous, assuming your viewing distance is appriopriate. My sofa is about 2.5m from my TV, and even my mother-in-law notices the difference at that distance. Truly, it's enormous. 720p images look crap when compared to 1080p images. I now love Blu-Ray and I look forward to any 1080p game. I would never use any res than 1080p for my gaming PC on the TV. 720p, for me, is not a preference, as it looks crap by comparison.

That said, I have a 720p TV downstairs for TV and PS2, and that works amazingly.

So, if you're only playing on machines that rarely, or never, properly use 1080p without upscaling (Ps2, Wii, 360, or whatever), then 720p will probably do fine, as you'll never use the extra pixels properly (upscaling of all kinds is imperfect, unfortunately, as should be obvious). If your using it for PC or PS3 gaming, or for Blu-Rays, get 1080p and be happy.

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It depends on the distance from tv to viewer and the size of the tv.

For 1080p, you must be sitting within 1.5*the size of the tv to get the full advantage. If you go slightly further out, then a 1080P is indistinguishable from a tv with slightly less resolution. If you go much further out, then a 1080P is indistinguishable from a tv with much less resolution

anything less than 50inches makes no difference

Lies. TVs always get better. You will always have the inferior model, unless you're rich. You're always behind.

You may buy a 1080p TV but there's always going to be better 1080p TVs comibng out.

Above 40" 1080p would make a significant impact. Anything below, your ok with 1080i/720p sets.. the only problem with these sets is the 720p is usually 1366*768.. god that resolution is such a fuck up

You can only see the difference between 720p and 1080p if your TV is over 50 inches.

Ive got this one a Samsung 46A656 Full HD.. cost me about 1300€ but all tech drops in price oh so fast. You can now get it at 999€

And its awesome! But the later model 756 has an ethernet port so you can hook it up to internet and download firmware and so on. Think it is at a pricepoint of about 1300€, it looks amazing.

If you have incredible eyesight and are totally fixated by having the best get a 1080p LCD television for all screens 42 inches and up.

In all other cases get a 720p. You really cannot tell the difference at lower screen sizes.

There was a chart once showing ideal viewing distance for screen size and optimal res output

1080p didnt really get recommended until 42 inch Tv's were used.