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nfotiu · 02-23-2006, 02:27 PM

I wouldn't get too hung up on resolution on a 42 inch screen. HDTV on a good EDTV plasma looks excellent, and much better than it does on a cheap HDTV plasma, or poorer HDTV DLP.

The funny thing is many, many 720p and 768p displays that are HDTV take one frame of a 1080i picture and make a 540p picture from it. So the so-called hd tv is really only 540 lines compared to the 480 an EDTV displays. It is also the problem with a tv that only accepts 720p input. Most (if not all) HD boxes takes this lazy scaling approach as well.

That said, most all half-decent EDTV and HDTVs in that size-range look very good, and are far,far better than any SD TV you may be used to.

Things like black level, colour accuracy, motion blur, rainbows will all dictate which picture is nicer to look at in your house. Resolution is probably the least important factor for a 42" TV from 10 feet away.

02-23-2006, 02:27 PM	#23
nfotiu Franchise Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: Virginia Exp:	I wouldn't get too hung up on resolution on a 42 inch screen. HDTV on a good EDTV plasma looks excellent, and much better than it does on a cheap HDTV plasma, or poorer HDTV DLP. The funny thing is many, many 720p and 768p displays that are HDTV take one frame of a 1080i picture and make a 540p picture from it. So the so-called hd tv is really only 540 lines compared to the 480 an EDTV displays. It is also the problem with a tv that only accepts 720p input. Most (if not all) HD boxes takes this lazy scaling approach as well. That said, most all half-decent EDTV and HDTVs in that size-range look very good, and are far,far better than any SD TV you may be used to. Things like black level, colour accuracy, motion blur, rainbows will all dictate which picture is nicer to look at in your house. Resolution is probably the least important factor for a 42" TV from 10 feet away.