Comment Re:An interesting followup... (Score 1) 325
Ah... Used to be sCary's Shugashack. Back when there were mods to make games less pretty (no textures packs)...
Ah... Used to be sCary's Shugashack. Back when there were mods to make games less pretty (no textures packs)...
and the comments are strangely not off topic...
Normal Viewing Distance is really the essential part.
To fully notice the detail 1080p you need to sit approx 7 feet away from a 50 inch TV.
If you bought one of those 32inch TVs... Try 4 feet away. You'll only start to the benefits of 720p at 9 feet.
If you watch your TV from across a decent sized room, you need an exceptionally large screen to really soak in the benefits.
http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html
http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/
I'm really glad everyone you know has cable... that clearly makes it the situation everywhere. Try living in a town of less 10,000 people and you won't find cable companies. There are people who also don't want to pay to watch what is freely sent out over the air
For God's sake, stop researching for a while and begin to think!