On 08/03/2010 01:13 PM, Aaron Toponce wrote: > On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 12:47:30PM -0600, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: >> Two different BestBuy associates have now told me that HDMI is the only way >> to have 1080p. Wikipedia says that component supports 1080p. Are these >> associates simply trying to sell HDMI cables? > > Yup. They're lying. Component cables can carry 1080p, and you don't have > to worry about you movie not playing, because you have a different brand > DVD player than television. Yes, component cables are DRM-free. The same > can't be said for HDMI. Man I wish IEEE1394 would have succeeded.
Which is why most blu-ray players will downsample the image to mere television qualtiy (540p) whenever you try to play the HD video via an analog or non-DRMed output. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
