# What's the story with 1080p

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-1080p/375944 "2006-10-10T16:43:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-1080p/375944/1 "2006-10-10T16:43:33Z")

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My understanding is that no one is currently broadcasting in 1080p, and you can only see a difference from 720p on DVDs. Considering the significant price difference, it doesn’t seem worth the added expense.

Is this generally true? Will is change in the near future? If I buy a good 720p TV now, will I regret it in a year or two?

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**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-1080p/375944/2 "2006-10-10T17:05:31Z")

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Even though no one is currently broadcasting in 1080p, quite a few of the networks are using 1080i, which is a step above 720p.

I understand that the new HD DVD and BluRay will offer 1080p capability.

[This article](http://www.cnet.com/4520-7874_1-5137915-1.html) gives a lot of good information about the various HD formats and what they mean.