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RE: Thank you for input- more information

"At 12-15ft viewing distance, will I be able to see a difference in resolution between a 720p and a 1080p display when viewing blue ray content ?"

Refer to the chart I linked to in my reply. The answer is there.

It doesn't matter where the source signal is coming from, whether you will see a difference between a 1080 p signal displayed on a 1080o screen and the same signal displayed on a 720p screen is simply a matter of distance. It shouldn't make a difference whether the 1080p signal is coming from Blu-ray, HD DVD, your computer or some other source.

On a 42" screen you might just be able to pick a difference in resolution between a 720p display and a 480p standard def display at 12' and you shouldn't be able to see a difference between a 720 p display and a standard def 480p display at 15'. You need to be viewing at around 6'-7' to start to see a difference in resolution between a 720p display and a 1080p display.

If you want to get a noticeable improvement in resolution over standard def from a 720p screen at 12'-15', you need a bigger screen than 42". If you want to get a noticeable benefit from a 1080p screen at that distance you'll need an even bigger screen again. That will be equally true regardless of the source of your signal.



David Aiken


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