1080p LCD TVs

rick-l · 09-07-2006, 07:58 AM

Is 1080p the highest resolution you should need for now for tv? Is it worth the extra $1000 for the higher res? I know CBS and NBC use 1080i signals. Is that much better than 720p that ABC Fox uses?

I'm looking at a Samsung LN-S4095
The TV has a PC input and it says to set the pc to 1920 x 1080. Is the reason this dosen't show up when I check it in windows XP because of the monitor I have connected?

Does anyone use progressive scan DVD players? Is there much difference between that and a composite video input?

stevepaa · 09-07-2006, 08:28 AM

I just bought the SONY 46XBR2 for essentially 3400, list 4300, from BestBuy over the weekend. I usually keep my TVs 8-10 years. I have not yet installed it. I plan to run a mac mini to it either via HDMI or PC input.

I am not sure what you mean by not showing up?

Paul T · 09-07-2006, 08:46 AM

I think 1080p is the highest there is, with 1080i being more common and for the most part similar in terms of picture quality to 720p (IMO). If I was buying a new set though, I'd want compatibility for both. Not sure about your pc issue. For the DVD, you definitiely want progressive scan connected via HDMI or component (the 3 cable setup) - composite is crap, you dont want that. Sounds like a great set - good luck! Just in time for NFL!

jriera · 09-07-2006, 09:28 AM

No TV station transmits on 1080p, 1080i is the max.

For now the only advantage of 1080p will be for Hi-Def/Blue Ray DVD's

Having said that, my 72" Panasonic DLP, my 110" DLP projector and my 42" Dell plasma are 1080p (just in case)

rick-l · 09-07-2006, 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by stevepaa
I am not sure what you mean by not showing up?

When you go to >> control panel >> Appear and themes >> display >> settings it won't let me go higher than 1280 x 1040.

stevepaa · 09-07-2006, 09:35 AM

That usually is a function of the memory on the video board, do you have 64mb on the board.

id10t · 09-07-2006, 10:18 AM

Combination of montior (max horizontal and vertical freq's) and video card.

rick-l · 09-07-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by jriera
No TV station transmits on 1080p, 1080i is the max.

For now the only advantage of 1080p will be for Hi-Def/Blue Ray DVD's

Does this work the same as the old NTSC signal?

If so 1080i means I have 1080 distinct lines, a field of 540 lines (the odd # lines) at the field rate (1/2 the frame rate) and 1080 at the frame rate. This was to get rid of 30 hz flicker in analog TV.

When you watch 720p on a 1080 display do they just replicate 360 lines? can you see this? Are they always the same lines?

jriera · 09-07-2006, 12:23 PM

Digital domain (1080) vs the old analog 525 lines

If you really want to know how it works and you are ready for a major headache go to http://www.avsforum.com/

928ram · 09-07-2006, 07:53 PM

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Is 1080p the highest resolution you should need for now for tv? Is it worth the extra $1000 for the higher res? I know CBS and NBC use 1080i signals. Is that much better than 720p that ABC Fox uses?

Somewhere in my research I had read that 1080p would become a broadcast standard in the future, don't know if that's true. So far, I've not noticed enough difference between any of them to tell which stations are 720p or 1080i, so I'm calling it a tie.

On the DVD players, I think composite is require for progrssive scan (or HDMI).

I bought an "up-convert" DVD play with the new TV (61" DLP 1080P Samsung) and it really works well with the "1080i" mode being the best picture by far on my set. Not really sure how it works since standard DVD are recorded 480P as I've come to understand; but it does work very well. I guess it's like photoshop for your movies.

On using a widescreen as a PC monitor, I don't think any but the newest graphics adaptors have the 16:9 ratios built in as resolution options, most still using 4:3 ratios. Widescreen PC monitors are popping up all over these day, so I'm guessing the cards are on the market as well.

928ram · 09-07-2006, 08:10 PM

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On using a widescreen as a PC monitor, I don't think any but the newest graphics adaptors have the 16:9 ratios built in as resolution options, most still using 4:3 ratios. Widescreen PC monitors are popping up all over these day, so I'm guessing the cards are on the market as well.

Disregard that moment of ignorance, I guess even old cards can do the wide-screen; you just have to be sure yours is capable of the 1920 width when hooked to the tv, then the 1920x1080 should show as an option.

89911 · 09-07-2006, 08:37 PM

I did my research and bought this one, (not from here, I used onecall.com)

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-12mv3J1afpf/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=147350&I=15850A2000

It is one of the few television this size to broadcast in 1080p format. I was leaning towards a plasma, but when I checked this out at BestBuy, it was fantastic. You want the 1080p if possible to work with HD DVD's when they come out.