What kind of resolution am I getting on a regular tv with component inputs?

Question

I know a dvd player's resolution is 752x480, but a regular tube tv can't display that. is it 320x240 (i remember reading that once)

I have a Wii that can ouput to 480p. I guess I would need a hd tv to get the better image.

Answer 1

TV resolution is 480i The "i" means interlaced, the tv draws every other line 60 times a second.

All standard tvs are interlace only.

480p means the TV draws every line 60 times per second. The picture will in fact look much better since the resolution is effectively double. and the motion will appear smoother over the standard picture.

FYI= you standard TV does have 480 lines but since it can only show you half of them at a time, you get the "240" number.

Answer 2

A standard DVD players (NTSC) stored picture resolution is 640x480; (720x576 PAL). A standard TV is supposed to be able to reproduce that resolution.

A 480p image does not have more resolution than a 480i image, but it looks better because all of the lines are on the screen at the same time. This is especially important for fast-moving sharp-edged images such as in a video game.

You do not need an HDTV to do 480p, but the fact is that not many non-HD sets were capable of receiving 480p (even if they displayed 480p). However, all HDTVs can handle that signal.

Answer 3

Most likely yes. But 480p isn't that great either. 1080i/p is considered High Definition.

Answer 4

it would easily play regularly occurring DVDs (with a separate DVD participant plugged into it, which i'm particular they already have for their homestead theater). maximum additionally are able to enjoying HD-DVDs or Blu-Ray additionally.