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In response to "STIS: HD TV shopping question.." by colin

You can get a 1080p for under $1000. I almost score a sweet Samsung 32" for $350 at Costco (sold out!)

Posted by Mop (235 lbs) (aka rburriel) Jun 10 '09, 10:08

Anyway, to your point...

What you're describing suggests you'll be pretty close to the TV. 720p should be fine. Besides, unless you're watching pure, unadulterated RAW HD (that is, watching a Blu-ray on your PS3 and sitting with your nose to the screen), 1080p probably won't make a difference. Feeding through a KVM is going to probably diminish the signal anyway. But, wait... a KVM with a HDMI connection? If you're not doing HDMI (or DVI), chances are you won't be seeing true HD anyway, so why get a HDTV anyway?

On the other hand... in 5 years when everyone has 1080p TVs, how will you feel about your 720p TV? Are you the kind of guy who cares about that?

Mop

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you can get full hd through component wires (not composite though), not just through hdmi -- nm - zork Jun 10, 10:12 8
- But, again, he's using a KBM (with component connectors?), and some HDTVs don't even have component anymore. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 10, 10:14 7
  - it's VGA.. the problem with not using HDMI is security... - colin Jun 10, 10:19 4
    - my tv reports the resolution when the source is switched -- nm - zork Jun 10, 10:24
    - Right. HDCP. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 10, 10:20 2
      - the A/V industry is going to be majorly screwed by this if it becomes as widespread as they think.. - colin Jun 10, 10:21 1
        
        Everything is HDCP complaint these days. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 10, 10:23
  - what's KBM? -- nm - zork Jun 10, 10:16 1
    - You misheard me. I said KVM. My "V"s sound like "B"s. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 10, 10:17
Hmm. Wonder if Sam's club has cheap tvs? - colin Jun 10, 10:10
480p is better!!! -- nm - hqmiserable Jun 10, 10:09 4
- After getting an HD TV, I can now understand why you guys were so frustrated with him. - Inigo Jun 10, 10:11 3
  - he wasn't even technically right or in opinion territory.. - colin Jun 10, 10:14
  - well, you're likely comparing to 480i not p. huge difference. -- nm - zork Jun 10, 10:13 1
    - I mean what I see on DVD versus the HD channels I watch. -- nm - Inigo Jun 10, 10:17

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You can get a 1080p for under $1000. I almost score a sweet Samsung 32" for $350 at Costco (sold out!)

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