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Message: <blockquote data-quote="etheesdad" data-source="post: 345401" data-attributes="member: 84335">personally I think Full HD is the only way to go (1920x1080, or otherwise known as 1080p) the reason being that that is the way the technology is going. If you get a lower resolution tv you will not get the detail level in current DVD upscaling technology, or in blu-ray - which is the way everythings going now. Also consider a screen with a decent contrast ratio. This is what determines the quality of the blacks and the whites on the screen. 30000:1 is a good benchmark. The contrast ratio makes a huge difference to the realism of the picture quality. There are still models on the markey with 10000:1 and theres a discernable difference between. The best thing to do would be to go to a tv retailler and see how the different models compare. Its hard to tell the quality of a tv without other screens nearby to make an objective comparison of how good it is (or not). I found watching animated pixar-style stuff on the demo models showed up the color quality (had a chat with the sales person about this - he explained that the cgi animation maxes out the color range which is why they use it do demo their tv's), and that it was also useful to then have a look at some 'reality' scenes to get a sense of how they looked in the various models .I also found that watching scrolling credits (white text on black) was a good way to distinguish the quality of LCD's, which are prone to stagger. Seeing this compared on the various screens helped us find one with smooth scrolling (many tv's show up how jerky the picture can be when watching white on black credits - believe it or not) Its a very personal thing, but everything will be blu-ray in the not-too-distant and it would be a shame to have to upgrade again to be able to run them in full detail.Just my 5c worth. Good luck with it....</blockquote>

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