Posted by Logos on 04/22/06 20:18

"V1N" <vindictor@*NOSPAM*talk21.com> wrote in message
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> "Logos" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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>> "V1N" <vindictor@*NOSPAM*talk21.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "MOSFET" <ntanner@whidbey.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>I own a 4 year old Philips 34" HDTV with standard 1080i or 420p
>>>>>component video inputs. It DOES NOT have HDMI inputs. Will I be able
>>>>>to receive HD-DVD through my component inputs. I have heard recently
>>>>>that I will not, that I MUST have a HDMI. Well, I love my Philips and
>>>>>I AM NOT about to go out and buy a new TV.
>>>>>
>>>>> If this is true, it will REALLY PISS OFF early adaptors like me.
>>>>>
>>>>> MOSFET
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>>>> Be prepared to be pissed. The current Toshiba HD DVD high def output
>>>> only uses HDMI...primarily to yield to demands for copy protection from
>>>> the movie industry.
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>>> The Xbox360 does HiDef through component, doesn't it?
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>> Not using HD DVD specs.
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>>> They're going to release an HD-DVD drive for it. Could be an option.
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>> It will be HDMI.
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>>> I've seen some HiDef content, streamed through an Xbox360 from a Media
>>> Centre PC, displayed on a 42" LCD and it looked fantastic. I'm sure it
>>> was connected via component.
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>> Of course. Please understand, this is an issue of COPY PROTECTION
>> demanded by movie studios!!
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> OK, my apologies then. I guess I "assumed" too much... that meaning that
> I assumed the HD-DVD drive would be some kind of USB2 addon to the xbox,
> but the xbox still used to output the signal to the TV, which can be via
> component. I didn't realise people connecting with component would have
> to change to HDMI to use the addon drive. Guess the thing would be
> useless otherwise, as it's only real purpose that I can see at the moment
> is to make it play HD-DVD disks, games will still come on DVD?
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> V1N.
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I think the intent if for games to also be on HD DVD. That is different
that movies. This is one reason why some believe the Playstation 3 is
delayed....movie studios want copy protection assurance. The exact final
resulting configuration is not at all clear for any of the new game systems.

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