HD newbie questions...

Hi all,

I've got a Pioneer PDP504HDE plasma that supports 720p and 1080i with a
360 connected via component cable. I'm thinking of getting a 360 HD DVD
addon drive, but am unsure because all of the HD DVDs I look at say
Video: 1080p. Given that my TV doesn't support 1080p - what will happen?
Will it downscale to 1080i or 720p automatically?

Thanks for helping a n00b!

steve

On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:11:10 GMT, steve <steve@nospamtoday.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I've got a Pioneer PDP504HDE plasma that supports 720p and 1080i with a
>360 connected via component cable. I'm thinking of getting a 360 HD DVD
>addon drive, but am unsure because all of the HD DVDs I look at say
>Video: 1080p. Given that my TV doesn't support 1080p - what will happen?
>Will it downscale to 1080i or 720p automatically?
>
>Thanks for helping a n00b!
>
>steve

It'll downscale. I think the 360 just outputs at your currently
selected resolution, rather than relying on the telly to do it.

Some of the films I watched on mine were 1080p encoded (Superman
Returns for instance) and they all worked fine on my 720p/1080i
plasma.

"steve" <steve@nospamtoday.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a Pioneer PDP504HDE plasma that supports 720p and 1080i with a
> 360 connected via component cable. I'm thinking of getting a 360 HD DVD
> addon drive, but am unsure because all of the HD DVDs I look at say Video:
> 1080p. Given that my TV doesn't support 1080p - what will happen?

> Will it downscale to 1080i or 720p automatically?

Yes.

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