Is there much/any benefit to running a Blu-Ray on a 720p plasma ? How much better would a 1080p plasma show a Blu-Ray ?

And what about a 1080i (I think those are LCD's, not plasma) ?

.. from reading here, i'm not sure you'll notice a diff., depends on size of set & seating distance. if ~6ft, probably so. If Spidey-man
member Randy, i think its a city block. :)

Hitachi have the non True-HD plasma's that are 1080i. :)

There's a huge difference between bluray and DVD, even on a 720P set. Wider color gaumet and sharper picture are two of the major differences. A 1080P plasma will of course, be a little sharper with bluray. Do a search for "720P vs 1080P" and look through all the debates and great info. I've got a sony bluray player and a 720P Pioneer Elite plasma, and I'm still floored everytime I pop a bluray in. I can barely stand to watch a standard dvd anymore. I've been spoiled.

There's a huge difference between bluray and DVD, even on a 720P set. Wider color gaumet and sharper picture are two of the major differences. A 1080P plasma will of course, be a little sharper with bluray. Do a search for "720P vs 1080P" and look through all the debates and great info. I've got a sony bluray player and a 720P Pioneer Elite plasma, and I'm still floored everytime I pop a bluray in. I can barely stand to watch a standard dvd anymore. I've been spoiled.

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The quality of the source material is the most important factor in achieving excellent picture quality. Right now, BD is the most pristine source you can send to your plasma. A well mastered blu-ray disc will look significantly better than its DVD counterpart even on a 720p TV.

If you decide to upgrade to a 1080p television, the amount of visible benefit will depend on your viewing distance and the quality of the TV to which you upgraded. If you go with a bargain basement 1080p set, the overall picture quality might look worse.

EDIT: The only 1080i native sets are CRTs and some Hitachi plasmas. Don't worry about 1080i sets unless you're planning on buying an HD CRT.

Check out what Home Theater Magazine says about the Pioneer 5080HD 720p plasma here (http://www.hometheatermag.com/lcds/208hdface/index7.html).

I've been using a Vizio 42" LCD TV (read: total crap) for almost a year, and when I got my PS3 in March with some Blu-rays it was still a huge difference. I highly recommend it, up-converted DVD is nice if it's all you have but it still doesn't compare.

Don't forget that Blu-ray movies also feature high definition SOUND! If you have a receiver and speakers which can take advantage of it it makes a great difference, and if you don't... get some! :)

Will a Blu Ray DVD look better than a standard DVD when viewed on a 1080p upconvert player and 1080p plasma ?

Will a Blu Ray DVD look better than a standard DVD when viewed on a 1080p upconvert player and 1080p plasma ?Blu-ray disc is encoded w/HD formats: 1080i/1080p and played back on Blu-ray devices only, SD upconverting DVD players cannot play Blu-ray disc.

Will a Blu Ray DVD look better than a standard DVD when viewed on a 1080p upconvert player and 1080p plasma ?


I should hope so. DVD = garbage in...

.. from reading here, i'm not sure you'll notice a diff.

What? Where did you read this?

What? Where did you read this?

.. waiter, where's my 'omelet' !!

i see you've been w/ the AVS family for some time & your posts count appears to show you know (assumption) about different features provided w/ being a member. The 'search' tool is one such feature. :)

but, my past few months being a member I've scoured the diff. threads/posts & with the collective thoughts of others, my post was taken from what i'd taken in. So, after using the search tool, i was able to pull up a thread that seems tuned to the topic:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1037315&highlight=720p+1080p+blu-ray

What? Where did you read this?

I'm pretty sure they meant it's tough to discern a difference between 720p and 1080p.

It's much easier to tell the difference between DVD and Blu-ray, imo.

I'm pretty sure they meant it's tough to discern a difference between 720p and 1080p.

It's much easier to tell the difference between DVD and Blu-ray, imo.Makes sense to me. There is a BIG difference between SD & HD, but with HD content, 720p versus 1080p, those differences w/image resolution/detail are rather small to begin with and virtually impossible to distinguish between for sub-60" displays if/when sitting ~10' or more away from the screen.