720p signal on 1080p television set

How well does it work when you watch a 720p signal on a 1080p television set?

yingopilee wrote:
It's fine. 480 on the other hand looks like crap.
Actually a good quality 480p source (such as a DVD) will often not look too bad.
Problem is that classic analog TV was 480i AND it was bad quality even for 480i.
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