HD-DVD player with no HDMI?

Question

Is there a hd-dvd upconverting player out there that doesnt require HDMI cables and will put out a 1080 signal through component wires? or just a regular dvd player that will do this? My tv is an older HDTV with no HDMI put supports 1080. Thanks!

PS. I have a dvd player now that is the samsung hd860 put you need to have HDMI for it to work and there is no hack for the HDCP yet.

If component cables dont support 1080 then how does my tv manual say that my tv does 480, 720, 1080 yet there are no HDMI slots? How would the tv get up to 1080?

Answer 1

Ok - there are a lot of incorrect posts on here.

First - to play an HD-DVD movie, ANY HD-DVD player will play that back for you at 1080i or 720p with component cables. There are currently NO HD-DVD players that support 1080p output, but one is on the way (HD-XA2, $999).

However - because of legal resitrctions - NO HD-DVD player will up-scale STANDARD DVDS to resolutions higher tha 480p. This is not a technical issue, it is a legal issue. It is incredibly stupid, but it is what it is.

If you are using the term "HD-DVD" incorrectly to mean any player that up-converts DVDs (as opposed to the correct usage which is a new format based on blu lasers and new format discs), then the answer is this:

No "Upconverting DVD" player will upconvert beyond 480p over Component outputs AS SHIPPED however there are several that can be modifed to do this. Search for threads online. LG, Samsung, Oppo would be some to start with. Doing this is however of dubious legaity.

Answer 2

Looks like some people are selling 1080p component cables
see http://www.hdtvsupply.com/coca10te1.html , so claiming that component can't do 1080p is simply false.

The problem with 1080p is not so much the cables as the video DACs (Digital to analog converters). You really need high speed video ADCs and DACs and manufacturers don't want to add the extra cost on their TVs. PC video cards support 1080p over VGA quite well, thank you, but 1080p monitors for PCs are not cheap.

HDMI is all digital, so the need for fast ADCs and DACs is conveniently eliminated!

Now back to your question. There is no need to buy an up-converting DVD player. If you have an HDTV, it is quite capable of scaling a 480i/p signal quite well. So save your money and just buy the cheapest DVD player with component out. They all use the same DVD player chip anyhow!

Answer 3

The new Sony Blu-Ray player is the only High Def Disc format player on the market that send 1080i through Component Video. There will not be another player after this model from any other manufacturers that offers this capabilities due to HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) available through HDMI. The BDPS1 from Sony is the only player on the market with this capability because they reached an agreement with the FCC allowing for this, because many of their sets just started getting HDMI this past year and many of their customers are loyal to Sony, so they were allowed to have Blu-Ray HD come through Component video. Other players and formats for HD Discs will only be 480p progressive through component video.

Component Video supports up to 1080i - not 1080p, which may be what people are referring to.

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Answer 4

Yes, there are quite a few on the market. In fact I own tow myself, a Toshiba and a Panasonic. Neither of my sets have HDMI (just another connection anacronym). High quality component cables will work just fine. HDMI combines the audio and video using one cable, a convenience when you look at the back of your entertainment center if you do not have HDMI.

Answer 5

component wires do not put out 1080p signals only HDMI can support that high of a signal. and your answer is no

Answer 6

If you don't have HDMI, composite cable (R/Y/W) is the only choice you have.