OK, for this Sony LCD, it says it supports 1080p, but the resolution says 720p(1366 x 768). This Sony lists it's resolution as 1080p(1920x1080). How can the first one support 1080p if it doesn't have the resolution to support true 1080p?

My buddy just bought the first one (at CC). He said he bought the 720p version, but when he connected his 360, it accepted 1080p, and showed 1080p on his TV display.

Edit: HERE is a side by side comparison of all 4 Sony 40" LCD's. The first one is the one my buddy got, which is the only one showing 720p resolution. How is he getting 1080p?

Comments?

I'd say it accepts a 1080P input, but scales it down to 720P since that appears to be the resolution of the TV itself.

OK, but what good does that do? I guess what I'm asking is...I have a 360 with an HD player, and a PS3 for BR movies. My TV is a 61" 2 1/2 year old Sammy DLP (720p). I assume that some 360 games, BR, or HD-DVD's are in 1080p, and I can watch those on MY TV. Is there a difference in what his TV is doing in comparison to mine?

EDIT: I just found this article, but it has me confused, still, lol.:

What happens when you feed a 1080p signal to 720p TV?
Assuming the TV can accept a 1080p signal, it will be scaled to 720p. But that caveat is important: many older 720p HDTVs--and yes, even some older 1080p models--cannot even accept 1080p signals at all, in which case you'll get a blank screen. Thankfully, most newer HDTVs can accept 1080p signals.

I don't get a blank screen on my 720p Sammy. Wow am I confused.

If the TV can accept the signal my understanding is that it will scale it either up or down (depending on the source) to meet its native resolution. I believe older HDTV's had issues where it could not accept some higher input resolutions at all.