When will a 60"+ true 1080P plasma be available?

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This is a very important concept, and it is hard to find clear facts anywhere without being clouded by peoples' opinions.

First off is the number. 1080 vs 720. 1080 refers to a resolution of 1920 x 1080. That is 1920 pixels horizontally, and 1080 pixels vertically. 720 is 1280 x 720. If you are familliar with computer monitor resolutions then you will understand how HUGE a difference in resolution this is. There are people who will say "...but this doesn't matter because you don't sit as close to your TV..." But think about this and make a personal decision about it.

Now as for the letter, p vs i. p = progressive, i = interlaced.

Progressive = Every single refresh of your TV's image, you get the full, complete image without anything strange going on.

Interlaced = At any given 16-millisecond period of time, you will only be seeing half of the given frame. You will only be seeing the even lines, or the odd lines of the image. 60 times per second, the even and the odd swap, creating the illusion that the full image is there the whole time.

So - what do you think? Do you think your eye and brain can tell that you are watching an interlaced picture?

i'm also in the market for a plasma...the room has been treated and would love to have a nice 50" 1080p plasma for the wall...for me, the plasma is the better choice aesthetically for my small room...never heard of the nec's-think i'll look into them, but love the panasonics...brent

i have a panasonic 50" (th-50phd8) which accepts 1080p. at 1366x768 resolution, its not true 1080p.

if u r looking for picture quality (given your search for 1080p), i suggest using an external video processor/scaler (dvdo vp30 @ $2000) with a 60" plasma panel that accepts hdmi/dvi-d input. all panasonics have hdmi/dvi-d as an optional board.

i'm upgrading my video processor (kramer) to the dvdo vp30 and have tested the dvdo hd+ model with stunning results (on 720p & 1080p). i mainly watch satellite tv and very little dvd. i'm told hdmi (digital) is a step up from component (progressive analog). my equipment should arrive in a few weeks...

Cics - Why spend $2Gs on an external processor, when 1080P displays will be coming out in a couple of months, eliminating the need for scaling (assuming 1080P inputs of course)?

My cable box is 1080i, so the only thing a true 1080P dispaly would need to do is the de-interlacing, which I would hope you don't need a $2k processor to do competantly.

its amazing what difference an external processor will do for picture quality and this gets better with quality input (in your case 1080i).

panasonic's latest internal video processor doesn't come close to what the DVDO is able to do. i would suggest you at least test it on a plasma. my take on this is that plasma and other display devices do not have advanceed image processing capabilities (noise reduction, color management, sharpness, detail, etc).

the difference is very clear on live sport. my sattelite feed to the processor is RGBs (the equivalent to component).