Lower-res TV sales outpace 1080p: hurting Blu-ray?

As Blu-ray Disc sales sputter in the face of low demand, and consumer electronics market experts attempt to explain why the uptake isn't what it was expected to be, the sales of flat-panel televisions that can actually take advantage of the 1080p high-definition video format were actually outpaced by televisions with lower resolution this year.

[avacadosnorkel]

most people need to keep the day job.

[outlawlife]

the problem is that the price gap between a quality 720p tv and a 1080p tv is really still too large

a lot of people buying HDTV probably don't even know the difference between 720 and 1080 so they go for the more viable options all they want is an HDTV

another problem is the fact that 1080p tvs are often too big for what regular people want

sharp is the only company that makes a 32" 1080p television no other company starts at that size and 32 is a very popular size

not everyone has the viewing room for a 42-56" television, I know for me as much as I would like one that it isn't practical

so this fall I'll probably be purchasing one of the sharp aquos 32 inch 1080p televisions

the industry is really shooting itself in the foot, not everyone wants giant tvs, and quite frankly not everyone can go out and spend 1200-1500 on a new television so they go with the smaller, more practical, and much cheaper 720p no name at walmart

especially in light of the current economy people are looking for the best deal and currently 1080p televisions are not the best deal, and blu ray players are also not a good buy right now for people watching their money

[Si-Pie]

yep and problem is that at 32" that you can hardly tell the difference between 1080p and 720p! So id never pay out the extra for a 1080p 32"!

[Vulcan Raven]

Samsung makes a 32 inch 1080p television.

[El_Colombiano]

Si-Pie, that is not true. I can definitely tell the difference between 1080p and 720p on my 32" Sharp.

[Si-Pie]

Actually that is not true if you have compared two 32" TVs side by side like I have at a normal viewing distance! Maybe if your like 1 meter away you would be able see a small difference! Its not just me who says it to if you do some research on the internet! Why do you think very few 32" 1080p TVs are made. Those that are only are done for marketing and basically conning people into thinking its better to sell more TVs! I welcome anyone to do the same and compare the two side by side and see for themselves. Of course its up to you if you want to pay more for a 1080p 32" so your decision and if your happy with it then great! But I can definitely tell you that there is hardly any difference between 1080p and 720p at 32"!

[ViRaL-]

Come Feb 09 Digital Transition is going to take place in the US. So a lot of people are going to buy HDTVs and probaly a blu-ray player to go along with it

[outlawlife]

only the people who are uneducated
and i highly doubt they will buy a $300 blu ray player just because they bought a new tv

people are content with dvds and don't yet find it necessary to have format change, especially when the price of blu-ray movies is still far above standard dvds

you don't need an hdtv or even a digital tuner for the take over

the only people the change affects are those who recieve their television over air, anyone connected to cable, satellite, etc will be completely unaffected

[Firstkn1ghT]

Oh man. It's worrisome how ignorant some people are.

[juuken]

"people are content with dvds and don't yet find it necessary to have format change, especially when the price of blu-ray movies is still far above standard dvds"

And most people would want to make the change.

What makes you think the prices of bluray won't come down in the future or anytime soon?

Despite being a more expensive format, it has had it's success. I'm sure DVD was expensive the first time it hit the market and the prices went down gradually.

[outlawlife]

the key word in my post was "yet"

i didn't say it would always be the case but right now the battle is an uphill one

the general public isn't keen on blu ray yet, and won't be until they can say " i was gonna buy a new dvd player but a blu ray player was only $XX more so i got it instead"

until the point where blu ray reaches a competitive price point the non techie crowd isn't going to jump on it

at the moment players are too expensive and single discs are too expensive, and actually when dvds arrived they were very competitive with VHS prices which is why they grabbed on so quickly

there was instant gratification with the launch of the dvd format, the prices were competitive and everyone was able to enjoy it, where as blu ray is still a little out of reach for some

the prices are still too high, and a lot of people in the world still don't have an HDTV and they aren't going to go out and buy one just for blu ray

[Firstkn1ghT]

I been saying this from Day 1. Most hidef tv sets are 720p. Why would you want to pay a premium for 1080p discs when your not even going to use it?

[sephy 9 2 5]

were just up due to some releases a few weeks ago.

[DarkBlood]

id like to ask a question about the hdtv and id like to use it for my ps3 and wii and tv if i feel like watching then i can throw out my get up your ass to change the channel tv which i use to play video games on and my small tv for well tv shows and im wondering if theres like at least 20 to 25 inch screen with 1080p and i want to know that the game screen size will fit because when i play ps2 games or wii games or Gamecube games on the wii theres always this same black bar on the left side of the screen then i figured out that the screen your not seeing everything your suppose to and like for example metal gear solid yo u can see metal gear but solid is off the screen you can only see the s so i want to know the proper tv and smallest inches like i stated somewhere in my long question is the best i can afford to get and its only me playing my games anyways and it has to be a screen where all of my games will fit on the screen and not going off

if anyone understand anything i said please help it would be greatly apprieated

[Firstkn1ghT]

Don't bother buying a 1080p tv at that size. 1080p only matters at 50 inches or up. Everything below that and 720p is good enough. You really can't do much with the bars unless you "stretch" the video but that doesn't create a good picture so just get used to the bars. And you might be talking about over scan or under scan which sometimes cuts out a slight part of the picture but it shouldn't happen on video games. Depends on the tv.

[Si-Pie]

This is what ive been saying to (see above) Ive comapred them side by side and see hardly any difference! at 32" 720p is enough! think people are just trying to justify their purchase of a 1080p 32"!

[DarkBlood]

@Firstkn1ghT oh okay yeah it seems to make sense i always thought the video output thing had to do with the screen size that i see on backj of ps3 games and its probably something with screen size i figured out the old systems wont give you a black bar which im guessing screen size is kinda different i can play a gamecube game on my gamecube i still have and i wont get a black bar but will if i play it on wii but you saying that seems like to me that video out put has nothing to do with screen size is somewhat sort of a relief and im trying to beable to afford the best asi can since i dont need that huge of a tv screen since its only me playing my games bassically 99.9 percent of the time

thanks