[beaumont]

Just a thought re pixel peeping. I know that it has been mentioned by several that anything over 10m may be considered not neccessary expecially on standard sized pictures however....
We're thinking of wall mounting our 45" HD and using it's usb input for a continuous show of selected photos. Am I correct in assuming that the higher resolution pictures (ie 20d vs 10d) would be better?
thx

[konraDarnok]

It doesn't matter. An HDTV, assuming it's a 1080i or a 1080p model, and not the cheaper 780p models, has a resolution of 1920×1080. . .or about 2 megapixels.

[audiobomber]

You'll need to calibrate. The saturation levels on TV's are pretty horrible. I calibrated my HDTV with a DVD disk, and it still boosts the colours, especially reds. I haven't bothered to fix it because I prefer showing photos on my laptop.

[Lowell Goudge]

Just a thought but based upon the comment that the 44 inch is only about 1900 byt 1200 pixels, that is about the same as my 22 inch monitor. I sit 2 feet away from my 22 inch monitor, assuming you sit proportionally further back, i.e. 4 feet or more, than a full frame on your big screen would not need any higher resolution than my 22 inch monitor.

I have found that, a as others have pointed out, that is not a full 10 or 14mp frame.\\

you will be just fine. at the resolution of your screen, you would need something about 100 inches diagonal to get 1:1

[beaumont]

Thx for the feedback all...(Looks like I'll wait for the 30,40, or 50D before I upgrade.)

[PaddyB]

It doesn't matter. An HDTV, assuming it's a 1080i or a 1080p model, and not the cheaper 780p models, has a resolution of 1920×1080. . .or about 2 megapixels.

Not to nitpick but a 1080i (does anyone even make a 1080i HDTV anymore?) is not superior or more expensive compared to a 720P, although it does have higher resolution (1920 x 1080 interlaced as opposed to 1024 x 768 - iirc - progressive scan). 1080p would obviously be the best choice from both a video and photo perspective.

I personally don't get the point of pixel peeping. In fact, for general web/computer use I usually save my raw files as 6mp JPEGs to save space. I dont see the point of having images that are four times the size of my laptop screen. However, I keep those RAW files around in case I do need to use them in a larger scenario someday. Maybe I am missing something here because I'm a noob, but I'm not sold on the need for super high resolution images for most purposes.

[heatherslightbox]

The more time I've spend around pixel peepers, the more I'm convinced that too much pixel peeping takes the fun out of the hobby.

In relation to whether 10mp is enough, another thing to consider is how much cropping you do. If you tend to do a lot of cropping, then as far as I'm concerned, the more mps, the better.

Heather