Molten Universe
You're right. The Idea of HDTV wasn't introduced until the late 90's. DVD's had been out long before then. The bad news is how many people still own SDTVs. The good news is that just about any flatpanel TV you buy now is HD... unless you go to Wal-Mart to buy it. In my store every flat panel regardless of size (15 inches and up) is atleast 720p. So if you buy a brand new TV, chances are you can take advantage of a higher resolution considering the big thing on DVD was 480p (480 lines of resolution) up from standard definition's 480i (they call it EDTV).
Chancer
You're obviously just trying to find an argument, because I explained that stuff already. Screen size does matter, 480i was originally made for 20inch TVs. 720 was originally made for larger TVs. 1080 was originally made for TVs larger than 50 inches, although it can be found on a lot of TVs 40 inches and up (and Sharp has a 32 inch model). Why would you not know you need an HDTV to see the difference??? BD & HD DVD are for HDTV. If I have to tell you that, you're in the wrong debate. Still, I'll go back and tell you one more time... If you have a TV below 46 inches YOU DON'T NEED 1080p. If you have a TV below 32 inches you CAN'T get 1080p. If you have a 32 inch that is 1080p it's a Sharp Aquos.
The question wasn't for you. So...
Lastly, I don't know how you took my statement you quoted, but I'll say it one more time slowly.
Bigger TV's only give you a better picture IF they have a HIGHER resolution.
That "higher" means it isn't running the same resolution as the 32inch, and for the most part they don't. 32 inch TV's generally come in 720p format, and 65 inch TV's generally come in 1080p. But I was saying a 65 inch TV will not look better than a 32 inch (a value you inserted) SDTV unless you increase the resolution of the 65.... in other words comparing why you need HDTV in a 65 inch, verses my original size of 20 inches, and why a 20 inch TV does not.
This post has been edited by Elemino: Yesterday, 01:50 AM