Now that the dust is settling...

[RoyY51]

...and blu-ray seems to be The Last H.D. Format Standing, I'm thinking about leaping into the high-def arena. My question is this: since my vintage Hitachi rear projection t.v. has a native resolution of 480p, and is only capable of 1080i, would I even notice a difference? Would blu-ray discs play at 1080i, or would they default to 480p? Would there be any noticeable improvement in standard dvds? Or, do I have to bite the bullet and pony up for a new television?

Any and all comments would be appreciated.

P.S. The Hitachi has only component and DVI connections. Will this be compatable with a blu-ray player?

[BRANDONH]

...and blu-ray seems to be The Last H.D. Format Standing, I'm thinking about leaping into the high-def arena. My question is this: since my vintage Hitachi rear projection t.v. has a native resolution of 480p, and is only capable of 1080i, would I even notice a difference? Would blu-ray discs play at 1080i, or would they default to 480p? Would there be any noticeable improvement in standard dvds? Or, do I have to bite the bullet and pony up for a new television?

Any and all comments would be appreciated.

P.S. The Hitachi has only component and DVI connections. Will this be compatible with a blu-ray player?
yes you will see a big difference from 480p at 1080i
You will need to look for a player that has selectable output resolutions.
Not all Blu-Ray players do this.
There may be many more to choose from but here are a couple that does 1080i too.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-BD-P1400-1080p-Blu-Ray-Player/dp/tech-data/B000TME35W/ref=de_a_smtd
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMP-BD10-Blu-ray-player-upscaling/dp/tech-data/B000JG2N2I/ref=de_a_smtd

[audio amateur]

Both HDMI & DVI are essentially digital, which means you can simply get an adaptor.

[BRANDONH]

Both HDMI & DVI are essentially digital, which means you can simply get an adaptor.
Yes correct
But he will still need a player that does 1080i too.
My old set had DVI 1080i
I bought the cable that has DVI and HDMI connections
my Samsung BD-UP5000 duo player which has selectable outputs (one of many reasons I bought it)
Anyway tried the output set to 1808p just to see what happens well... the screen just goes black because it will not support that input so obviously so I had to set it back to 1080i for it to work.
but then like one month later I decided I must have a new set that does 1080p/24fps.
http://forums.audioreview.com/showthread.php?t=25981
And gave my old set to my mom.
But yeah he will need an adapter or cable that has both types

[audio amateur]

Nice tv. But I have to say i'm not in love with the audio side.
How exactly does rear-projection work? is it conventional cathode (albeit HD)?

[BRANDONH]

Nice tv. But I have to say i'm not in love with the audio side.
How exactly does rear-projection work? is it conventional cathode (albeit HD)?
My audio side..equipment?
http://gallery.audioreview.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=239881
Sony calls it SXRD but here how it works: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcos3.htm