GatorDeb

How much better would HDM (both HD-DVDs and BDs) look on a non-HDTV than regular DVDs (both through an HDM player and through an SD-DVD player?).

Thanks!

Tracer Bullet

They wouldn't.

Can you even play HDM over component to an SDTV?

Deftones

I noticed a difference on DirecTV HD channels hooked up to an SD tv through component. Was a much more crisp picture.

RoboDad

My experience with viewing downconverted high def broadcast content on an SD TV is that it feels like you are watching one of the best DVD encodes you have ever seen. Details are crisp, colors are excellent. But it still isn't going to look high def.

I would guess that HDM content would also look very good, but given the constraints of downconversion, it probably wouldn't look any better. It's still going to max out at 480p (or 480i, depending on the TV).

Obi-Jon Kenobi

Don't waste your money on Blu-ray/HD DVD yet, go get an HDTV first.

GatorDeb

I have an HD-DVD player sitting around doing nothing (too good of a deal with the free movies) so I wanted to swap it so that I'm able to watch movies downstairs with the family. The HD setup is in my room

jessecrx

I have a panny EDTV and it's technically considered to be standard def, but can display up to 1080i. I have my HD player hooked up to it and I can definitely see a huge difference. Not HD but looks super bad ass

Quake1028

This doesn't make any sense. EDTV's, as far as I know, max out at 480p and don't go any higher than that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhance...ion_television

nevermind

It's Gator Deb. She has to.

Spiky

I think the other post meant the EDTV could accept 1080i, hence making it relevant for this discussion of downconverting.

SexualPudding

Hey, at least now you have something to stand/sit in line over a day for on Black Friday this year.