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Originally Posted by Dyne
Really? I have a 1080p Sharp Aquos and I notice the difference right away. It all depends on how far you sit away from your screen. I think amazon has a chart on sitting distance vs screen size w/ 1080p. Anyways, as long as you're happy with what you have. I sure am happy with 1080p and Blu-rays. 
Speaking of which - yeah, a PS3 would pretty much solve your problems. It upscales ALL content (minus games) and is pretty much the best on the market for what it does. You also would get access to Blu-ray and a sweet music player. Not to mention games, including PS2 games if you get the right unit. PS3 is essentially the best Home Theater tool money can buy. I harped on it so much in the past but once I bought it, I realized how awesome it was.
And yeah, cables make all the difference. DEFINITELY don't bother with Gamecube component cables - they've been discontinued for a long time now, and are more of a collector's item. Wii component cables are a lot cheaper and will serve much better.
If you want to calibrate it, you can look up your model on www.avsforum.com and find what other people are using.  TV's look much better when calibrated. |
Yeah, I did some research on Cnet before buying the TV and read an article on 720p vs 1080p, and at less than 50", as long as you're over 1.5x the size of the screen away, there's no difference. And I'm about 8'-10' away, so it's cool.
I also understand that I bought the TV to enjoy HD, but I don't think I really need a PS3 to do that. I tossed around the idea of buying one of course, but I've already been planning on buying a Wii for the past few months, and I don't have another $700 to toss away. :P
Plus I'm upgrading to HD cable, and my girlfriends Laptop is also a blu-ray player, and can be connected to by TV. So I am going to get use out of my TV. Metal Gear Solid 4 is tempting though. But I would probably want a 360 first anyway.
And yeah, I've actually spent most of today on that website, looking at configurations. I think I've found one that looks great on HD sources and SD sources.
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Originally Posted by Jonbo
For ANY cables, use www.monoprice.com So far gotten 3 HDMI cables (friends and me), and a DVI to HDMI adapter to use PC on TV. Never an issue and it's very cheap. |
I considered buying one from there, but I opted for an $11 from my cable company. Time will tell if it's good. If not, only $11.