CW,
Unless you are planning on buying a new TV again soon or plan this to be a TV for only occasional viewing, I would buy something capable of displaying 1080p.
While you might be 'waiting out the format war' of HD DVD and Blu-ray, one will win, and both are building up steam (seems Blu-ray is surpassing HD DVD and steadily growing but the final outcome is still up in the air) not to mention the set you listed a link to, while a very nice plasma, is only 1024x768 resolution, so significantly LOWER than the little Sony monitors you just bought. If you step up to a 1920x1080 set you will obviously have much better resolution for using it as a monitor for you're computer (try out these two resolutions on your current monitor and see how much you lose with 1024x768... you will feel like you just stepped back to 1985) not to mention when and if you finally decide to purchase one or more of the High Def disc players, you will be able to take advantage of their native 1080p output. Think about how long you ussually keep a TV, most people do so for 10 years or more...... Do you really think you'll not buy into a new format in 10 years??
While your last statement can be correct 720p and 1080i can be close to indistinquishable from a distance, having good 1080p is far better for your anticipated use as a computer monitor and will allow you immediate upgrade to an HD disc player...
I guess what I am saying is buy it now or buy it again later...
Unless you are planning on buying a new TV again soon or plan this to be a TV for only occasional viewing, I would buy something capable of displaying 1080p.
While you might be 'waiting out the format war' of HD DVD and Blu-ray, one will win, and both are building up steam (seems Blu-ray is surpassing HD DVD and steadily growing but the final outcome is still up in the air) not to mention the set you listed a link to, while a very nice plasma, is only 1024x768 resolution, so significantly LOWER than the little Sony monitors you just bought. If you step up to a 1920x1080 set you will obviously have much better resolution for using it as a monitor for you're computer (try out these two resolutions on your current monitor and see how much you lose with 1024x768... you will feel like you just stepped back to 1985) not to mention when and if you finally decide to purchase one or more of the High Def disc players, you will be able to take advantage of their native 1080p output. Think about how long you ussually keep a TV, most people do so for 10 years or more...... Do you really think you'll not buy into a new format in 10 years??
While your last statement can be correct 720p and 1080i can be close to indistinquishable from a distance, having good 1080p is far better for your anticipated use as a computer monitor and will allow you immediate upgrade to an HD disc player...
I guess what I am saying is buy it now or buy it again later...