Gamer's Guide to HDTV Purchases

Buying an HDTV may be straightforward if you're either cheap or have the brain of an eight-year-old, but what if you're a gamer. Oh wait, you're already covered with the second option. We kid, we kid. But seriously folks, getting a TV that helps you not get curb-stomped in Gears of War is a different job than buying one that makes Tom Cruise look as good as possible in Mission Impossible.

Dean Takahashi of the Mercury News says—after 10 paragraphs that don't even mention gaming—that the Xbox 360 only has games currently at 720p, whereas the PS3 has about half its games supporting 1080p. He recommends a TV with HDMI for the PS3, but if you have a 360 you're going to have to go with component. After testing with all of three TVs, two of which were 720p, he recommends you go 720p until 1080p becomes more widespread in gaming.

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