FAQ > Other High Definition Questions

I heard some video games are in HDTV? Yes this is true. As of right now, only the Microsoft Xbox can output true High Defintion signals at the resolutions of 720p and 1080i. However, there are quite a few games for most of the newer video games consoles that support 480p. For instance, almost every title for the Microsoft Xbox supports 480p while only a few of Sony Playstation 2 games support 480p. The Nintendo GameCube and Dreamcast also have some titles in the 480p mode and they all almost always look much better then regular standard defintion games. To find out what games support which DTV resolutions, visit the HDTV Pub to see what Games Support HDTV

I don't have a progressive DVD Player, should I get one? DVD is encoded in the 480p format. The 'P' stands for progressive and 'I' stands for interlaced. Regular television is displayed in the 480i format and this is the format for standard, non-high defintion televisions. To get the best possible picture with DVDs you will want to get a progressive scan DVD player as it is a big difference from a non-progressive DVD player. A non-progressive DVD player will only output the standard 480i signal and it will be impossible to watch DVDs in a progressive format with a non-progressive DVD player.