At 50”, which is the lowest of the hdtv 1080p realm, you might be right.
However, as sizes go up, you can CLEARLY tell the difference.
Can you tell the difference between a 2 megapixel camera and a .5 megapixel one on a 14” display?
It’s about the same here. My 50+ year old mom keeps going on how much better my 1080P display looks than their 720P one.
Read the article. 50" at 8' is almost twice the perceptible resolution. So we're talking probably a screen size larger that what you can find at most stores (or what most people can afford), sitting much closer, or a combination of both.
But with the way the stores are pushing HDTV, I'm willing to bet that most of those who own a 1080p display don't even see it's resolution. They just wanted to get the best thing and are therefore putting expensive ZR-rated tires on a Prius.
I'm not trying to say that 1080p is bad, it is in fact awesome, but it's way over-capacity for a lot of people buying it.
My 50+ year old mom keeps going on how much better my 1080P display looks than their 720P one.
There are many other factors in how good a display looks besides resolution.