Blu-Ray playback on a 1366 x 768 tv

[ebb]

i already posted this on the blu ray hardware forum with not much response so i thought i'd chuck it in here...

ok, ive started buying some blu ray movies because i plan on getting my new lcd tv at the end of the month.

the sony tv im getting has 1366 x 768 res. will blu ray really make that much difference on a tv with that resolution??

i ask this cause i keep seeing all these HD Ready 1080 tv's everywhere.

if anyone has a similar tv or knows about this let me know, it's driving me craaaazy!


will a blu ray movie at that resolution look better than a standard dvd? or do you need to be operating at full hd to see the difference?

[Blacklac]

Screen size is more dependent than pixels. I have the same resolution TV and it 50". HiDef looks amazing and much better than standard definition.

[Arkadin]

actually some 768p sets look BETTER than some of the 1080p ones.
(like the Pioneer 50in Kuro 5080)
I know that seems crazy, but it can happen and does.
The overall black levels and contrast level of the display can have as much to do with overall pq as pixel count.

[XodusTrance]

Its all about the color reporduction, which is primarliy affected by what Arkadin said above.

[Rich86]

Originally Posted by ebb

i already posted this on the blu ray hardware forum with not much response so i thought i'd chuck it in here...

ok, ive started buying some blu ray movies because i plan on getting my new lcd tv at the end of the month.

the sony tv im getting has 1366 x 768 res. will blu ray really make that much difference on a tv with that resolution??

i ask this cause i keep seeing all these HD Ready 1080 tv's everywhere.

if anyone has a similar tv or knows about this let me know, it's driving me craaaazy!


will a blu ray movie at that resolution look better than a standard dvd? or do you need to be operating at full hd to see the difference?

Personal opinion . . .
I would encourage you to go for a 1080p TV if you are interested in taking advantage of the full capabilities of high definition optical media based viewing. The source material on hd-dvd and blu-ray is 1080p, and will have to be downconverted by either the player or TV in order to display on the set you are describing. I respectfully suggest that putting your money into a full 1080p TV at this point is a better choice than buying a blu-ray player to operate below its capabilities.

[LtLalue]

my 2 pennies.

I personally find that from SDTV on a good ole tube to HDTV on a new tech tv... the difference is noticeable...but really, what I find is that HD/dvd/blu ray... looks as a DVD SHOULD look on a big screen...SDDVD on an HDTV looks like VHS on SDTV tube.

but yeah, like people say, it's all about the screen size, the contrast, refresh rate, black levels, etc. then the pixel count.
I have a very hard time seeing the difference between 1080p and 720p ...
just test out the tv's too, make those electronic store people do some damn work for you.

[Rich86]

Originally Posted by LtLalue

my 2 pennies.

I personally find that from SDTV on a good ole tube to HDTV on a new tech tv... the difference is noticeable...but really, what I find is that HD/dvd/blu ray... looks as a DVD SHOULD look on a big screen...SDDVD on an HDTV looks like VHS on SDTV tube.

but yeah, like people say, it's all about the screen size, the contrast, refresh rate, black levels, etc. then the pixel count.
I have a very hard time seeing the difference between 1080p and 720p ...
just test out the tv's too, make those electronic store people do some damn work for you.

Well mastered/pressed anamorphic standard def dvd's look quite good when played on a high def tv via a good upconverting player. It's not as good as hd-dvd or blu-ray - but very good - and certainly better than the comparison to vhs tapes on standard def TV's. The OP did not mention whether he has an upconverting dvd player at this stage. I'm not trying to start an argument - just advocating getting the best TV possible, and certainly 1080p with multiple hdmi inputs, if that is the primary purchase going on to start the upgrade to high def.