What's the difference between 1080P & 720P? Will I regret buying one, or the other, later on?
Also....Are the Vizio T.V.'s as good as people are claiming?
What's the difference between 1080P & 720P? Will I regret buying one, or the other, later on?
Also....Are the Vizio T.V.'s as good as people are claiming?
The 1080 and 720 represent the number of vertical lines the TV has, so the 1080 has significantly better resolution. There's no 1080 tv broadcasting at this point, but other media certainly have resolution that good. At this point, I personally wouldn't spring for the 1080.
Depends on your needs (whether to buy 1080i or 1080p). "p" is better than "i" although most people cannot tell the difference watching a network drama or sitcom. The issues relate to what you watch, where it comes from (DVD, HD DVD, cable, over the air (OTA), etc.), what size TV, how long you expect this TV to last, what you want to spend. Sorry, no one answer.
On my main TV - which I watch a lot (mainstream network and cable shows, sports but not a lot of movies) - I opted for 1080p (the max) as the price difference in my size category was not significant. On the smaller plasma in the workout area, I looked at 720 as the resolution is not an issue when you are not staring at it (more background noise).
True that most sources are not broadcast in 1080p (I think Blu Ray DVD is the only one). Seems inevitable that HD cable and possibly OTA will reach 1080p. Most of my HD shows are in 1080i for me and it is great.
Enjoy.
The other posters are spot on.
If you are a movie buff and plan on getting a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player or if you play a lot of video games, opt for the 1080p. If you mainly watch network tv, 1080p will be useless for you now and probably for a very, very long time.
I don't know anything about Vizio's, but for plasmas I would recommend Hitachi, Samsung, Panasonic, and Pioneer. For LCDs I would recommend Sharp and Sony (overpriced).
Go to AVS Forum for anything A/V related. Anything you could ever want to know is on their forums.
Kevin's law of tech purchasing (kinda like Moore's law):
As with all new tech stuff just buy the cheap one now and in 2 years or less, when the higher resolution "may" be the standard, you can buy another new unit for no more $$ than the difference in price today.