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Hello all,

I am near compleating my set up and the last bit of the jigsaw is the Blue-ray. I have a Samsung Plasma which only goes to 720p. It is a fantastic television and the picture quality is great. Do I have to take in to consideration the 720p when purchasing? I have had my eye on the highly rated Sony BDP-S760 . Is this a good decision or could I just go for a Sony BDP-S360 ? Its a lot cheaper ! and would my television do the higher priced player justice? 

or does the fact that my television is 720p make no difference?

any suggestions would be greatfully received. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the Sony?

cheers Matt

thanks very much for your help,

I am however now very dissapointed. It appears I made a school boy error two years ago.

can't afford a new television.

Blockbuster.co.uk are doing the sony 360 on preorder with 4 free blu ray movies for £149.99.

That sounds to me a sound deal - even the 4 free movies are good.

Hi Gel - I was using a Pioneer 400 series which went to 1135i/720p and bought a sony BDP550 Blu Ray player - yes I got some upscaling for normal DVDs which I did not have before but the blu ray playing on 1135i/720p was a disappointment.  Now I have a 1080p/24p Panasonic 58V10 connected and the Sony outputing at 1080p the picture change is amazing - which is why you should always have, if you can affotrd it,  the TV to match.  If you have a lower performance TV then pumping in a higher grade picture will get you very little improvment - yes it will upscale you old DVDs but if you want blu ray I would suggest you need a 1080p TV.

Regards  Brook

Hi Gel - sorry typed in Gel instead of Matt - basically upgrade the TV! 

Brook

Dear Pioneerblue,

Thanks very much for your helpful post.Since your post my friend has come round and plugged his pioneer blu ray in to test your advice. We set the player to output at 1080i. The picture looks stunning. The scene in Hong Kong ( Dark Knight) looks crystal clear. The movement is so smooth and natural......I love my television,,,,It turns out I didn't make a school boy error after all..... and may be by luck made a very good choise of television.

Oh yes and the sound was well.........superb...

Thanks everyone for all the advice and Pinoneerblue for showing me the way........A Pioneer it is then.