Projector - Do I Need 1080p....

[Minker17]

Looking at getting a projector. The throw is about 12 feet in my living room will rarely be used during peak hours of the day. Needs to be 500ish. 99% of my content is 720 so I'm wondering if I really should go 1080 or not?

[Jesse]

Looking at getting a projector. The throw is about 12 feet in my living room will rarely be used during peak hours of the day. Needs to be 500ish. 99% of my content is 720 so I'm wondering if I really should go 1080 or not?

Need, no.. But you will be able to see a difference.

What are you going to watch on it?

I have a 1080p BenQ W6000 throwing a 120" diag image.. Blu Rays look absolutely fantastic. most of my content is 1080p or 1080i.. only 720p comes from football on FOX.

[ThreadBomber]

Screen size and viewing distance matters here. Anything more than 70" I would probably say yes, you want it, unless you're more than 10' back. I have 110" at 14' viewing and 1080p Blu-Ray's look awesome.

[Chilledman]

Meh .

All I watch is 1080i on my New Epson and its amazing.
140+" at 20' away .

[osiris]

Your desired screen size and viewing distance are required to give you an answer.

[gregg3gs]

Your desired screen size and viewing distance are required to give you an answer.

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What projector are you looking to purchase?

[Kameirocco]

i have a optoma GT720, shows 720P resolution... it is still wonderful and amazing!
if you only have a $500 limit, 720P might be your limiting factor unless they've come down in the last few months.
the cheapest 1080P projectors i was finding were sitting around 900 for the cheap ones that were used.

[Bixmen]

I have 720p on a 92 inch screen at about 14 feet. It's good, but noticeably could be better.