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That's an imposed limitation, not a limitation of the various cabling. Component cables readily support up to 1080i signals. Personally I use HDMI because I pre
by LogicHoleFlaw 17y ago
That's an imposed limitation, not a limitation of the various cabling. Component cables readily support up to 1080i signals. Personally I use HDMI because I prefer the single plug and the all-digital signal path but I do agree that HDCP is a crock. I don't think that HDMI vs. DVI-D is a truly valid issue though - the formats are electrically compatible. If your TV has support for 0-255 RGB signals it doesn't matter which physical plug you are using.
- mishmash 17y agoInteresting, thanks for the clarification.
- mustpax 17y agoIt's also worth noting: component output is downsampled for DRM-sake. HDMI devices are actually authenticated before full resolution content is supplied to them. As far as I know, it is not possible to authenticate devices over component, hence 480p. Not exactly for technical reasons, more related to the whole licensing scheme around HDMI.
- LogicHoleFlaw 17y agoGood point. Still, my Xbox 360 is perfectly happy pumping out my video games in 1080i over component. Admittedly I don't watch very much studio-restricted content.