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Blue Ray Quality with a 1080i / 720p HDTV?

As I understand it the new Blue Ray system is based on 1080p for its advancement in picture quality.

I have a few years old Sony 60" LCD that outputs 1080i or 720p ,but, NOT 1080p.
I should state that the picture quality with my present equipment with Hi Def sources is great.

I am sort of interested in a Blue Ray player. The Player cost seem reasonable, but I am still on the fence about the cost of the Blue Ray discs.

I have never received a straight answer as to the video improvement with my present equipment using a Blue Ray player and Blue Ray discs from the adolescences who work at the local Electronics stores.

So, here are the 2 questions...

1. Will there be any Video improvement with using a Blue Ray player and Blue Ray discs with equipment that cannot output 1080 P?

2. If there is an improvement is it 90% 50 % 25% or whatever?

Thanks,
ozzy
ozzy

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ozzy OP
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Thanks for the responses.
These reponses seem to agree with what I thought would be the case.
That is ,that even with a HDTV that cannot output 1080p the source material from a Blue Ray player and Blue Ray disc is superior to the standard DVD which enables an improvement.
The clerks at the Electronic Department stores kept saying there would be no improvement over standard DVD with a 720p HDTV.

I do understand that it would depend on the actual mastering of the Blue Ray disc itself.

Now, if I could only convince myself that $25+ for a Blue Ray disc is a good price....
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ozzy OP
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Wow, thanks everyone for all the help.
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