However, despite all of the enthusiasm surrounding the 1080p format, for many buyers on a budget the ideal solution is still the 720p projector. Not only do you get the highest resolution, but in many cases you get better contrast, black levels, and onboard video processing than is available in less pricey models. For those who want the absolute best and most pristine picture quality, 1080p is the way to go. Now, we love the new 1080p projectors, no question about it. "Am I better off going with 1080p, or would one of the hot new 720p projectors be the more practical choice?" So the question a lot of people are asking is this. Though they don't get the same media attention, 720p projectors have dropped well below $1,500 (some are below $1,000), and they continue to deliver outstanding picture quality for the money. However, 1080p is not the only game in town. They are performing better than ever, and the home theater marketplace eagerly soaks up the news of each new 1080p home theater projector announcement.
using a 4k 50" TV at 10' viewing distance is a waste, but at 3' away it's a god-send).Unless you've been living in the wilderness for the last couple of years, you know that 1080p projectors are all the rage these days. And having a high enough resolution given your screen size and viewing distance (i.e. In other words, resolution (for video uses) matters for two reasons. That was for video, not text, so don't apply it to non-video computer uses. Contrast, color saturation, and color accuracy were the 3 most important aspects, with resolution being the 4th. I don't feel like looking it up, but a scientific study was done on the 4 most important aspects of image quality. My 5yo 50" 720p Pioneer Kuro plasma has a much better picture than my 2yo 32" 1080p LCD TV (and actually most new TVs).
OTOH, I sit 11' from my 50" 720p TV, and the 720p isn't a limitation (other than the negative of scaling everything). I sit 3' from my 32" 1080p TV (as a computer monitor), and 1080p vs 720p is a huge difference.
I have to say my mom's 72p 32ich tv kind of sucks compare to some of the newer 46inch 1080p tvs well it used to suck we upgraded her to a 1080pf 32 inch tv but she still watches sd shows so it didn't help that muchĬlick to expand.Viewing distance makes as much of a difference as size.
Then again I'm usually 4-6 feet from the display tv (depending on size - you know they have everything from 24? inch to 70 inch) so it might not be a fair comparison. You know to answer your question - go to best buy or micro-center or whatever and watch a couple of the demo tvs at 1080p and 720p from a blu ray (not cable or over the air signal) and while video tends to be less senstive than text (I used my 19inch monitor for text btw not games even if it was only 1280x1024) but I almost always immediately notice the difference. Maybe on a 14 inch monitor ? I don't think I've used less than 1280x1024 since 2004 and I have fairly crappy eyes these days - well good for my age but certainly not as good as when I was 10 or 15 or 25 or whatever. Not sure I could use a 1280x720 device these days. And I was thinking 1920x1200 was the way to go.