In Reply to: RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? posted by Winston Smith on April 29, 2008 at 23:07:16:
Component can most definitely transmit 1920x1080p resolution. As an example, PS3 games encoded in 1080p (and even the PS3's Xbar menu) can be sent to a display at 1920x1080p resolution over component.
However, copy protection protocol for movies limits Blu-ray and HD DVD output to 720p/1080i and DVD to 480p for component output. You need HDMI, which uses HDCP, to output 1080p from a Blu-ray, HD DVD or DVD player.
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- resolution correction - Joe Murphy Jr 22:26:09 04/30/08 (3)
- Also my Oppo says it won't transmit upconverted signals over component. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:11:13 05/01/08 (2)
- actually, it will - Joe Murphy Jr 18:52:45 05/01/08 (1)
- Yes, that's a wrinkle I did know about but had forgotten. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:20:34 05/02/08 (0)