@sdesros
Yep, other end of Canada just north of Montana.
I had an RGB cable made up locally for an older XBR 25 inch Sony that had RGB inputs. Works, but I would have had a better deal buying a 6 foot (2m) cable from Redmond Cable. Mine is 12 foot (4m) though.
My DVD player manual says its component output is YPrPb and you can pick between 525P(480P) and 525I(480I).
The TV manual says either 480p or 1080i formats are automatically selected according to the input signal. So my guess is that I'm seeing the 525P(480P) signal. (wonder what a 1080i signal would look like. I am so impressed with the quality of my picture as it is) Component input is also YPrPb.
NTSC standard is525 lines interlaced @ 60 Hz
PAL standard is 625 lines interlaced @ 50 HZ
Which means PAL = sharper picture+more flicker
@ downix + olegil
refer to this website and they will back me up that it is HDTV. Damn pdf files, can't cut and paste the definition of HDTV, but it _specifically_ refers to 16:9 ratio and doble the resolution vertically and horizontally. If I wanted a tuner for HDTV, I could buy one from the cable company for ~800$Canadian, around 600$US still too expensive for me just yet. And yes it inputs via component video.
ATSC Digital VideoStandards@carls
Scart is non-existant in North America, never saw an input for it or a cable either.