X-Box 360 HD player and a 1080i TV

[Mad_Cow20]

I want to purchase the X-box HD DVD player for my 360 to be able to watch the planet earth series but I was told by my friend that it would be worthless to do so if i do not own a HD TV with 1080P, the TV I own is only 1080I

Is he full of crap or is there some truth to this?

 

[kbk_75]

AFAIK, you'll be fine. 1080p is preferable to 1080i of course, but you will enjoy watching Planet Earth on your 1080i screen for sure! It should look super!

Funny, I am also considering buying the HD-DVD drive for my 360 so that I can get the HD-DVD version of Planet Earth!

 

[Mad_Cow20]

Thats what I thought...

Yeah that series is amazing! Can't wait to view the ones that I missed.

 

[Ghost9]

only the elite version of the 360 can do 1080p i believe. The comp cables can only transmit 1080i

 

[Mad_Cow20]

Although I may hold off on buying an HD DVD player considering that Blue Ray has sold a 5:1 ratio over HD DVD players... I believe the signing of Blue Ray for Blockbuster video killed HD DVD.

 

[KingLoftusXII]

For $200, get the HD DVD player. Planet Earth looks amazing on my 720p projector with HD DVD. Worse comes to worse, buy a Blue-Ray for $100-150
in a year or two if need be.