Sorry, I hope this question is not too basic.

Here's my situation: I'm thinking about turning my bonus room into a home theater. So, light control is not an issue. I don't watch tv, so dvds are all I'm concerned about - and I'm not too sure if and when I'd ever start buying hddvd or bluray - probably not for a long time.

So, given that I'll just be watching standard dvds, is a 720p projector like the hd1000u a good choice? Or would I be better off with something that's 480p?

Thanks.

In your situation 480p would be the native resolution to what your watching, so that's always good. You can save a few bucks by buying a 480p projector as well. If you're like the rest of us, it won't be long before you get bitten by the upgrade bug anyway, but by then the 720p projectors should drop in price by a few hundred bucks.

The only real advantage 720p would have in your case would be in pixel visability. If you're not gonna be sitting too close to the screen anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. Otherwise, 720p might make the image a little smoother the closer you are.

There are also inexpensive DVD players that do a great job of scaling up DVDs and you'd see the benefit by getting a 720p projector.

Yes...........I tried many players, and the Panasonic dvd-s97 has the best image, for under $1000......it is amazing quality on 1080i........

dont worry about the i part, your LCD PJ de-interlaces the image anyway, so not an issue..............

Yes...........I tried many players, and the Panasonic dvd-s97 has the best image, for under $1000......it is amazing quality on 1080i........

dont worry about the i part, your LCD PJ de-interlaces the image anyway, so not an issue..............



God I'd hope so, considering HD-DVD players are under 1k too..

If you're spending any more than a couple of hundred dollars then just get a Toshiba HD-DVD player which will play HD-DVDs as well as doing a great job of upscaling SD-DVDs.

Also, there's....no need for so many.......periods.

Thanks for the replies folks. I did a bit more searching. It looks like I can get into a 720p projector for around $900. At that price range it doesn't appear that 480p would really save me much at all...

Is there a situation in which a dvd would look better on a 480p projector vs a 720p projector?

You may want to take a look at this thread.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=772849

There are probably other opinions/threads out there too, but I remembered this one from a couple weeks ago.

My opinion is still that the latest advances in PJs are going to be in the world of 720p (and 1080p, but that's another price category), not in 480p. So, why not spend a little more to get more?

If you are sitting more than 2x screen widths away or 2.5 if you don't have perfect vision, then you won't see that big a benefit from 720p. Personally, an $850 mits hd1000u is a steal. Who knows when HDDVD players will drop to $100 and you will wish you had 720p

Also, there's....no need for so many.......periods.

sorry, it's just my time of the month......................... :D