Re:

1080p is the highest resolution they make. It has the same resolution
as the 24″ lcd on my desk at the office. This means that the larger
the screen, the bigger the pixels are magnified. The closer you are
to the screen, the more noticeable the pixel size, regardless of the
resolution of the screen. The bigger the screen, the bigger the
pixel. This is why such a thing as ‘too big’ does exist for
televisions.

There is only one 1080p-capable source: Blu-Ray DVD. Every other
source in the world is 1080i or less. A regular DVD player is only
480p. HD-TV is 1080i at best. Achieving the highest resolution
output also depends on using an interface that actually supports that
resolution. You can connect a Blu-Ray player to an LCD using
composite video cables & the resolution to the tv will only be as high
as 240i – that’s 1/4 the resolution. You have to connect it via HDMI
to get 1080p. Component video only supports 1080i. If the satellite
or cable box only has composite or s-video out, you’ll only get a max
of 240i or 420i out of it. You can still tune to an HD channel, it
just won’t be displayed in HD.

The i and the p refer to how the lcd refreshes. ‘I’ is interlace; ‘p’
is progressive.

This is for downstairs? In the TV room? 40 or 42″ might be too big
That’s a tiny room. Even at 1080 (1080 pixels on horizontal, same as
a computer lcd), you’ll be so close to the screen that it will
actually look fuzzy even when watching a high-def source.

The 720p 32 & 37″ LCDs are much cheaper than the 1080p equivalents.
If the TV isn’t going to be used for watching movies, there probably
isn’t any reason to buy a more expensive better quality LCD. You
might as well wait a few years & buy another one then. They’ll be
half the price they are now.

Every LCD on the market is superior to any CRT out there. I like the
Samsungs and Sonys for home-use. Panasonic & Plasma make outstanding
plasmas for small home-theatre set-ups, but for the average consumer
they’re totally overkill.

Except to pay about $450-$600 for a good 32″ 720p LCD, $900-$1050 for
a good 40″ 1080p LCD. I just bought a refurbished 37″ 1080p Samsung
on TigerDirect.com for ~ $775. The prices on Amazon.com are all very
good.

hunter greene
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
hunter@brainspiral.com

http://brainspiral.com

w: 413-458-5755
c: 413-281-4918

On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:29 PM, Matthew Voisin wrote:

> okay… 32 to 42 inch what do you recommend… any thoughts on what
> kind of prices they would be. LCD. Basically he is looking for
> the best value and probably a second one for upstairs.
>
> What other factors do you need to consider? Bracket, etc.
>
> –
> Matthew Voisin
> FasterSkier.com
> http://www.fasterskier.com
> matthew@fasterskier.com
> (413) 884-4871
>
>
>
> On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Hunter Greene wrote:
>
>>
>> I am boycotting BestBuy for life.
>>
>> Try Amazon.com instead.
>>
>> hunter greene
>> Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
>> hunter@brainspiral.com
>> http://brainspiral.com
>> w: 413-458-5755
>> c: 413-281-4918
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Matthew Voisin wrote:
>>
>>> My dad just called while walking into Best Buy to get two new
>>> tvs… I of course got upset because he did not talk to you and
>>> has not done any research. Can you call me?
>>
>