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by rae

Question by hello: What’s the difference like when playing blu ray on a 720p hdtv rather than a 1080p?
i have a 42″ samsung 720p lcd hdtv. is it still worth getting a blu ray player?

is there a noticeable or big difference between using a 720p and 1080p when playing blu ray?

Best answer:

Answer by Kaytee P
A blue ray player plays files at 1080p pixel rate.

if you’re tv is 720p, then it’s not quite as good picture.

However, there honestly won’t be too much of a deterioration in picture quality, especially if you’re not used to seeing a 1080p tv playing to it’s full potential.

Your 720p set is still playing High Definition after all, and should still be of excellent quality (as long as you’re using a good enough HDMI lead to hook the blue-ray up)…

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