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Originally posted by Scott R
Don't get a 720p, there is a reason they are less. It's likely you will have format compatibility issues down the road, not to mention that HD-DVD is coded default in 1080p.
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My thoughts after some reasearch/personal experience.
I don't think compatibility will be a problem between 480i 720p 1080i or 1080p since for the basic picture all that changes is the compression algorithm. The individual display decides when how to display the basic information. If you have a screen that displays 1080 lines obvioulsy you will have more resolution from a 1080 signal than a screen that displays only 720 lines.
I have a 1080i display. The best picture I get (St louis) is over the air broadcast from NBC and CBS (1080i). I can tell a difference over the 720p from ABC and FOX.
Digital HD cable to me looks like something between 480 and 720 representative resolution.
Some of the stuff my neighbors have on dish network looks almost as good as 1080i broadcast, but definitely 720 quality.