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    How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?

    Do You Think You Can Tell The Difference Between Standard Def, 720p and 1080p?

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    Image of Spoony Bard Spoony Bard
    09/12/09

    In reply to iPod Touch and Classic Updates Actually Decreased Some Specs
    Wasn't the Classic already at 160 GB BEFORE, too?

    I'm so confused.
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    06/04/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    I sit


    7.5 feet from my 56" 1080P
    10 feet from my 47" 1080P
    and about 14" from my 37" 1080i

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    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    9' from about a 95" 720p projection - works great.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    1200 miles - it's about to ship : )
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    About 2 feet away from a 32", but it's used as my computer monitor. I'd add another foot to it if I had space.
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    Image of Xterm11: ESCAPED YOUR HYPERLINK Xterm11: ESCAPED YOUR HYPERLINK
    06/03/09

    @fuchikoma: Another foot to the monitor? Damn.

    :)
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    06/03/09

    @LOL! Xterm11 is starting a new screen name meme!:

    hehe... I'd like to push it further back on my desk, but I have an amp, Wii, and external hard disk behind it and no other good place to put them. :p
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    I sit with my face against the screen so I can get the most out of my 90".
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    Image of robot-shmobot robot-shmobot
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    40" 1080p LCD, about 3 parsecs.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/03/09

    @robot-shmobot: Don't mean to ruin it for you, but they're going to cancel Everybody Loves Raymond.
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    06/03/09

    @ripfire: 93 trillion years ago? Damn.
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    06/03/09

    @robot-shmobot: 1 parsec = 3.26 light years or 31 trillion kilometers.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    A few miles, as it's still on the showroom floor. One day I'll close that distance.
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    Image of AreWeThereYeti AreWeThereYeti
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Whaaat? A gizmodian without an HDTV? Sacrilege! (Hangs head: Actually, I don't have one yet either...)
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: That was comment genius.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/03/09

    @AreWeThereYeti: I don't have one either.


    I'm sorry, but I don't own any HD content and my current TV (35") was free. Why would I spend money to replace a perfectly good TV right now?

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: D'oh!


    I came here to say pretty much the same thing..

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    I have a (infamous) 34" HDTV - the Sony 34XBR960 - which is a CRT with 1080i resolution.


    For TV and movie watching, I sit about 8' away (on the couch).


    For video games, I stand about 4' away. I tend to game standing up. It's a nasty habit I picked up when I was young.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Why do I get the feeling that Lechner is in the TV-selling business?


    Well, when I replace the television (read: when I move), I'll upgrade to a 54" LCD.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Hey, well you can count me in the stand-up gaming crowd, as standing up was the only way I could fully contort myself whenever I tried to push the character to and fro with every impulse in my body.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    06/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: @OMG! Ponies!: how young could you be? i quickly learned with my wired controllers that standing and moving too much meant my game reset. those frustrating days of losing my stats on tecmo super bowl or my save states on zelda.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    @Anonymoose: I'm 34. And I remember fondly standing close to the TV while playing. I also remember smashing countless controllers when the computer would cheat.

    And the computer cheats.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Right, but one should obviously stand when being a guitar hero hero.
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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    06/03/09

    @Anonymoose: Ahhhh Tecmo Super Bowl. Before madden was king. That was the game that changed my life forever.
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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I stand when gaming also. I thought I was the only one. Also when I pee. Maybe there's a connection...
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/03/09

    In reply to How Far Do You Sit From Your HDTV?
    For a 50" 1080p... 7 angstrom...
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    Image of Kamenwati Kamenwati
    06/03/09

    @ripfire: wow your eyes must be fused to the screen
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/04/09

    @Kamenwati: Did I say angstrom? I meant 7 feet.

    Damn, I keep messing up with those darn units. I'm just glad NASA is so much more forgiving.
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    Image of tastybytes tastybytes
    12/12/08

    In reply to Do You Think You Can Tell The Difference Between Standard Def, 720p and 1080p?
    the source is a significant part of he equation. as well as the content. i have seen live action DVD upscaled from the PS3 to 1080P look pretty darn good, but any CG film.. like walle or cars or shrek.. just doesnt compare. CG at 1080P is amazing
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/12/08

    @tastybytes: After playing Mass Effect at both 720p and 1080p displays recently, I would have to admit that I can actually tell the difference between the two. Most notably from the text.
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    12/11/08

    In reply to Do You Think You Can Tell The Difference Between Standard Def, 720p and 1080p?
    720P: Jennifer Anniston


    1080P: Angelina Jolie


    See the difference?

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    Image of deadhouseplantz deadhouseplantz
    12/11/08

    In reply to Do You Think You Can Tell The Difference Between Standard Def, 720p and 1080p?
    Wow, it's funny to see a lot of Giz regulars not know the difference between standard definition and high definition. 720p is not standard definition, it is in fact a form of high definition. Let me explain it to you the same way I explained it to the older members of my family.


    Standard definition = Hershey's chocolate bar


    720p = Whitman's Sampler chocolate


    1080p = Godiva truffles


    You also have to factor in the quality of the inputs. My sons have the Phillips Ambilight LCD monitors in their rooms. They are both 720p. Connected to a PS3, playing Meet The Robinsons, you can definitely tell the difference between the 67 inch Samsung LED RPTV which is 1080p. It's a matter of how tight you want your picture. Having a high refresh rate and how it portrays darks is just important as resolution too.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/11/08

    @deadhouseplantz: Lindt truffles kick the shit out of Godiva.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/11/08

    @deadhouseplantz: I like my chocolate 80% dark. Give me a bar of OHC any day.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/11/08

    In reply to Do You Think You Can Tell The Difference Between Standard Def, 720p and 1080p?
    I can definitely tell the difference between SD (480) vs HD (720 or 1080). But as far as 720 vs 1080, barely. I know some people who would say they can tell the difference, and when I ask them, they would squint and stare at the screen and sometimes even come up closer and say "Yeah, I can tell the difference." Difference is only spotted when you're actively looking for it (even though motion resolution bunks their claims).
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    12/11/08

    In reply to Do You Think You Can Tell The Difference Between Standard Def, 720p and 1080p?
    As a filmmaker I find it pretty easy to tell, I shoot 720p and 1080p, and I usually prefer to work with 720p because it is easier to deal with, and you have the option of getting a few shots in 1080p if you're doing composites which lets you do things like change image sizes if you can't get the right framing, but 1080p looks amazing, and I use it for short films that won't have complicated editing.
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    12/11/08

    @TheCrudMan: Not all of us has studio quality equipment for home viewing. :)
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