Comments on: Do you need an HD TV to play an HD DVD? http://www.blu-ray1st.com/blu-ray/do-you-need-an-hd-tv-to-play-an-hd-dvd/ Blu-ray1st, the next-generation optical disc storage Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:03:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephen P http://www.blu-ray1st.com/blu-ray/do-you-need-an-hd-tv-to-play-an-hd-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-5414 Stephen P Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:37:08 +0000 http://www.blu-ray1st.com/do-you-need-an-hd-tv-to-play-an-hd-dvd/#comment-5414 No, you don't need an HDTV to play HD DVDs. The composite (red/white/yellow) output of the HD DVD player is always down converted to the old analog type signal. So you should be able to watch the HD DVD using that connection. Possible causes of your problem: ----------------------------------------------------- Using component outputs when it is set (in menu) to non-480i resolution. ( 720p, 1080i, 1080p) Trying to play Blu-Ray disk in HD DVD player. Disk defective Player defective No, you don’t need an HDTV to play HD DVDs.

The composite (red/white/yellow) output of the HD DVD player is always down converted to the old analog type signal.

So you should be able to watch the HD DVD using that connection.

Possible causes of your problem:
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Using component outputs when it is set (in menu) to non-480i resolution. ( 720p, 1080i, 1080p)

Trying to play Blu-Ray disk in HD DVD player.

Disk defective

Player defective

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