Blue Ray Disc DVD player matter if 720p/1080i Plasma only?

Fred87nc · 11-25-2006, 10:57 AM

Ok i just got a Panasonic 42 inch plasma which high support is 720pl/1080i from what i heard. I have a playstation 3 which has blue ray disc player...Now what I want to know is is there a point of gettin blue ray dvds if my plasma doesnt support 1080p? i mean will it still look better then the regular dvds?or no difference at all?
thanks in advance

borromini · 11-25-2006, 11:41 AM

It may depend on the native resolution of your Panny. If it's a 1024x768 screen...a BD disc may provide only marginal improvements over a standard DVD. Even less so if you purchased one of the EDTV plasma models.

11-25-2006, 10:57 AM	#1
Fred87nc What is HD? Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1	Blue Ray Disc DVD player matter if 720p/1080i Plasma only? Ok i just got a Panasonic 42 inch plasma which high support is 720pl/1080i from what i heard. I have a playstation 3 which has blue ray disc player...Now what I want to know is is there a point of gettin blue ray dvds if my plasma doesnt support 1080p? i mean will it still look better then the regular dvds?or no difference at all? thanks in advance

11-25-2006, 11:41 AM	#2
borromini HT Frontiersman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 9,811	It may depend on the native resolution of your Panny. If it's a 1024x768 screen...a BD disc may provide only marginal improvements over a standard DVD. Even less so if you purchased one of the EDTV plasma models. __________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"