A few Excellent Questions, 720p obsolete,unwanted,1080i with a good deinterlacer?

[HTHOLIC]

Looking at current projectors in native 720p format, I am tempted to splurge $1500-2 grand for one and I was thinking well blu-ray and HD-DVD would be compatible with it.

Thing is with a 92' inch screen it would be better to go to the 1080p route, however 720p is sufficient enough if your screen is under 62 inches or so, a question comes up however.

If movies are being natively broadcast in 1080p on a disc, wouldn't downgrading to 720p make you lose out on quality since the higer resolution would have more data?

Unlike DVD's which are upscaled- I am assuming as of right now I wouldn't have a clue, broadcasts in HD or either 720p or 1080i so we can't really reach a conculision using that as HD material

The only way is to take a native 1080p source, I guess. I read somewhere that movies in the theater or directors have their movies shot in native 1080p. One thing I ask is how hard is it to make a 1080p projector?

If native projectors in 720p are $2,000 how come native 1080p or 1080i projectors aren't $4,000(double the resolution).

Note that many computer monitors support 1080p including mine and some of the newer dell monitors have HDCP. I guess I'll be using the computer for my current and future dvd,hd-dvd, and blu-ray playback (but what about a big screen).

Thoughts Welcomed.

P.S., Can a good 1080i with a deinterlacer replace 1080p, rather(if you have a native 1080i set with a good deinterlacer would you recommend spending thousands more to the "p"(progressive), would it be a huge difference).

Update: I read somewhere that on the computer they will be no 1080p playback , but 720p and 1080i playback due to copyright concerns(the source if this -atleast for the sony vaoi- is that newer sony vaio computers this year will come with a blu-ray player)

 

[BMXTRIX]

Video processing is a completely different breed than computer processing so you end up with much higher costs involved with the scalers that go onboard for video displays to get the best quality. Mostly though, you will pay through your nose for 1080p front projection because it is NEW. The latest and greatest, so it carries a premium price. For that matter, a premium price and very little availability YET. Yet, being the key word. By the end of this year we may have 3-4 projectors that are 1080p and are under $8,000 street. But, within a few years we will have a dozen or more and they will be much closer to $4,000 - if not at the $2K mark even.

It's a tough call though. Right now, if you want front projection, I would get a 720p projector for under $2K unless I had the $8K to spend on the Sony Ruby. But, in two years there will likely be 1080p models for under $5K that are fully compatible with 1080p HD disc formats and look awesome.

I personally already have a projector so I am not replacing it for another year or two - I've already owned it for 2 years+ now, so upgraditis has really kicked in already. I will wait patiently though.

 

[LEVESQUE]

I'm using the new HD-DVD player Toshiba HD-A1 at 1080i with one of the top de-interlacer on the market, the Gennum VXP chip, paired with a 1080p projector (Sony Ruby VPL-VW100 fully calibrated) and the PQ is unbelievable.

For me it was well worth the price of admission. I have alot of "HT friends" with home theaters (they all have 720p projectors.... AE900, AE700, BenQ...) that came at my place in the last 2 weeks to see my set-up, and they can't believe how good the PQ is, and particularly how much better it is compared to 480i on the same system, or even 720p on their system.

 

[HTHOLIC]

Looks as if

Well it lookas as if, I will just buy a westinghouse Tv that suppotrs 1080p or something for around $2,000.

I don't want to spend 2k for a projector that will be put to shame, especially since projectors these days have limited inputs.

Note though I hope sony comes out with more 720p competive projecotrs besides the hs-51a.

 

[df4801]

You should really look and see what a 720p projector can do. The picture can be awesome, especially with anything under 100".
IMO, 1080p is over-hyped.
Depends on your seating distance also.
I sit 14-15 ft from a 100" screen and its likely that an "upgrade" to 1080p would offer me very little right now. Maybe in a few years when more content is available. But even then, I am so happy with the picture now, why upgrade?