CR said that a certain TV “can display image from 720p HD through the component inputs”. What does this mean?
• All HD-capable TVs accept a 1080i component signal, but some do not accept 720p – these exceptions require a special setting to be made in the external set-top box. • Some HD-capable TVs do accept the 720p signal through the component inputs. However, some only accept the 720p signal through the DVI or HDMI input, and not the component input. Not all set-top boxes have a DVI or HDMI output. If your TV doesn’t accept 720p, you’ll need to set your external set-top box’s output setting to “1080i” (not “720p”, “Auto” or “Native”). On this setting, the box will convert all signals it receives – including 720p signals – to 1080i. This action may have a slight negative effect on the picture quality for signals other than 1080i. If you have multiple HD set-top boxes, you must do this for each of them. If you have an “integrated HDTV”, the process is automatically handled internally for over-the-air HD channels because the ATSC tuner is built in.
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