Pedro: Jason, until last year I also didn’t have a HDTV however, my old tube TV didn’t support HD video anyway as most games were terribly distorted in it.

That’s what my question is, does tube TVs support HD resolution? Because it’s not like they’re prohibiting use of component cable, they’re only limiting it’s use with HDTV which already support HDMI cables.

I don’t, I’m confused…

Near the end of the CRT television, they did support HD outputs through both component (up to 720P/1080i) and HDMI (which has very limited 1080P support on those televisions, usually reserved for TVs with a 32 inch or larger screen); rear projection CRTs had quite a few models that had 1080P support, but now it is very hard to find CRT televisions anyway. The TV I had before this one was a 27 inch 720p/1080i Sony (through both component and HDMI, but only v1.2), and the picture was great. It was just a 4:3, so with HD sources, I would have the black bars on the top and bottom, as I bought that TV before widescreen was the standard dimension (and LCDs and plasmas were just starting to come down in price), but the picture was still crystal clear.

To quickly answer your question, though, it’s all about pixel density. Technically, you can get a CRT to have that 1920×1080 (2,073,600 pixels). CRT televisions can potentially have better picture quality than LCD and Plasma, but the weight required for tube TVs was the reason why you don’t see many of them anymore since LCDs and plasmas are so cheaply produced now and take up a lot less material to save companies money, and that also trickles down to the consumer as it reduces weight and you don’t need a thick stand to house your TV, making wall mounting feasible

Jason: they are trying to get away from fake xbox 360 hd and show people how to really get a solid hd pictured whioch is hdmi. Yes pedro this will hurt alot of people who cant afford hd tvs but have component on their out dated televisions. I didnt get had until last year so I can relate. Its hard to save up the money for these tvs  

Jason, until last year I also didn’t have a HDTV however, my old tube TV didn’t support HD video anyway as most games were terribly distorted in it.

That’s what my question is, does tube TVs support HD resolution? Because it’s not like they’re prohibiting use of component cable, they’re only limiting it’s use with HDTV which already support HDMI cables.

I don’t, I’m confused…

FrogmanTM: Apparently, this is only partially correct. According to ArsTechnica, SONY clarified this by stating:“The new CECH-3000 series PS3 requires HDMI only for BD movie output in HD, in compliance with AACS standards,” Sony told Ars. “PS3 continues to support component output for HD gaming and streaming content.”http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/07/sony-explains-new-ps3-hdmi-required-for-hd-video-only-not-games.ars  

That is actually true, This post was supposed to be out yesterday lol Time differences! I don’t know what to make of this, The PS3 may be the first system to get worse over time – the 60GB model is still by far and away the best version …