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| Is a 1080 tv clearer than a 720 tv?Whats the difference in a 60 hz and a 120 hz ? Does it matter if you are on dish tv ? |
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Southwest KS | 1080p is clearer than 720p, 1080i is about the same as 720p. 60hz is ok for most people who don't watch much sports or action stuff. 120hz is better for sports and action.
IMO you won't notice much difference in 1080 to 720 until you get to larger screen sizes (larger than 32").
Edited by _SWKS_ 11/25/2012 11:19
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| And then there's 4K TVs... ;)
1080p is the only way to go if you want to be fully compatible with HD TVs and videos.
As for 120 Hz TVs, modern LCD TVs don't suffer from ghosting and motion blur as much as they used to, forcing many users toward more expensive plasma TVs.
The "ghosting" effect means that when the current that powers all the LED diodes to display one image is cut, the image still persists on screen for microseconds before the LCD diodes are powered on for the next frame.
In any case, HD TV is shot with HD digital cameras only at 60 frames per second (60 hertz), and the same frame rate applies to Blu-ray discs.
Older movies shot on film were actually shot at a lower 24 fps and then upconverted to 30fps, 60fps for HD playback, so even with "only" 60Hz TVs, all you get is not extra crisp definition at high speed, but extrapolation or rather interpolation.
The difference between 60 and 120 Hz is usually hardly noticeable, except for high speed scenes as SWKS mentioned, but it seems to be the new normal for TVs, so it would be a safe investment if the extra cost is not too expensive or if you value high speed action. But high speed benefits much more from being shot with high speed cameras than being played on 120 MHz TVs. |
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Cambridge, southwestern Nebraska | A lot depends on the source and cable feeding the TV |
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NW Oklahoma | Plasma TV's are ceaper than LCD's now. Of course they do cost a little more to operate due to energy consumption. Just looked at a 51 in Samsung Plasm at circuit city web site for less than $600. |
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Stanley, Manitoba, Canada | HD movies on blu-ray are, as a general rule, only 24fps. I don't know how many movies are being shot at higher frame rates, but "The Hobbit" was shot at 48fps. |
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720 or 1080 TV
