Maybe a bit off topic can anyone enlighten me if a 1080p HD DVD will work with a upconverting 720p DVD Player?

I aint going to buy a new 1080p tv anytime soon but have a tv that will show 720p/1080i so lets say I buy one of those 1080p HD DVD will I be able to watch it on my TV?

If I am not wrong, UPCONVERTING dvd player plays only regular dvds (not hd-dvd & bd-dvd) i.e. it upconverts 480i/p dvd to 720p OR 1080i.

1080p TV (with few exceptions) is capable of accepting all kinds of inputs, 480i/p, 720p & 1080i/p.

Generally, 1080p output is/will be available from HD-DVD player, BD player & Computer (having proper video card).

your TV will down convert a 1080p signal, but you'd have to feed a proper 1080p signal. you may as well put your 1080p Disc into a VCR and pray that your VCR will play the different format media

there r no 1080 p discs, besides, some HD DVDS and BLUE RAY and they dont play back on upscaling dvd players any ways. only reg dvds can be upscaled and if tv is not capable of upconverting or dispalying 1080p, then you can not upscale to 1080p, upscaling player will only upscale to display capabilities of your display! my 2 cents

Sorry forgot to mention that if I get a HD/Blue Ray player will the TV down convert the 1080p signal to 720p or 1080i to show the picture? Also is it worth getting a HD/Blue Ray player if the TV cant show 1080p? Or should I stick to a Upconverting Player?

HD-DVDs claim they are 1080p. even if there are no 1080p discs now, there will be eventually, when that happens, either your display or player will have to downconvert!

UL, I notice a significant improvement in 720p video over 480i/p. This may or may not be important depending on how far you sit from your display. with the improved resolution, you should be able to sit closer to the display

till you get 1080p display and all discs become 1080P, you can use blue ray or HD DVD player to upscale plus watch native 720P or 1080i, whatever u prefer through HDMI another variable! because I dont think, these new blueray or hd dvd players upscale via component or can give u 720p or 1080i via component? correct me if I am wrong!

if u care BR

Philips' BDP9000 Blu-ray player now on sale
Posted Oct 25th 2006 5:35PM by Erik Hanson
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment


A media rep for the Blu-ray Disc Association recently sent us an email mentioning the Philips BDP9000/37 in it, and we couldn't find any retailers selling it at the time. Well today we're getting reports on the availability of the player at Wal-mart for only $898, apparently already shipping. Most other major big box and online retailers -- we checked Best Buy, Circuit City, Amazon, Target, Buy.com, and Newegg -- either don't have it listed at all, or have it for pre-order only. A post at AVS Forum notes that some Wal-mart stores may simply be selling the player before its potential release date of November 1st, so potential buyers should move quickly in case this was a mistake. There's also some confusion as to whether the box is just a rebranded Samsung BD-P1000, or if it has different parts inside; the consensus so far seems to be that it uses the same reference design but with different video DAC (digital-to-analog converter) components (216MHz vs 192MHz for the Samsung). The Philips model features a Faroudja scaler for upscaling standard-def DVDs up to 1080p (progressive) on HDMI or 1080i (interlaced) on component, HD playback of WMV HD (VC-1) video, HDMI and multi-channel audio outputs, a multiformat card reader, and support for BD-ROM / BD-R / BD-RE / BD9, DVD+/-R,+/-RW, CD-R / RW, MP3, JPEG, and HD JPEG. Another thing to note is the reduced price when compared to the $1000 - $1300 pricetags of the Samsung and Panasonic players. Are we starting to see the effects of competition in the next-generation player market? And will the availability of multiple vendors for Blu-ray products push the price down (think economies of scale) faster or further than the effectively one-manufacturer HD DVD format

Only $898

rofl

That's what i say too.

Info on laser tv's:

http://tvtechnology.com/features/news/2 ... outs.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV


next thing you know, we'll have paper thin TV's.

All HD-DVDs and BR with feature films on them are 1080p discs. How they are output depends on the player and the settings and/or the connection to the display. All players can output 1080i, some 1080p. All also 720p I think. The best option depends again on your player and display. You will see a better image than from DVD on 720p displays and above. Theoretically even on 480p.

Thanks all

My DVD player outputs 480p (all should anyhow) and the picture is good .. I always wondered if I would amazed by an upconverting one or should I just go and splurge on a HD DVD Player for a 720P tv .. but I think I will hold off .. too much technology and many changes yet to come