Blu-ray question

[rfincher]

I own a Sony KV-40XBR700 WEGA XBR TV which I have linked through a Sony SAT-HD200 High Definition Receiver, which is powered by a Sony STR-DA5ES Receiver. Currently I am running a Sony DVP-NS700P CD/DVD player, but am interested in upgrading to true high definition DVD through Blu-ray. Of course all my equipment is "pre-HDMI." Is it possible for me to get true 1080p HD resolution with a Blu-ray in my current configuration? Thanks

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Well, experts say that 1080p is possible through a component connection... however, I'm a firm believer that HDMI is the only true way to get real 1080p. Component cables break the image into three signals, transports those three streams of info, and then puts it all together at the end of the journey. With the very concept of this technique it is implicitly evident that the reconstruction of the image will lose some of its cohesive detail (after all, once taken apart, nothing really goes back together perfectly). HDMI sends the signal completely as it is constructed in the very source itself... no manipulation of the image = as good as it can get.

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by rfincher

I own a Sony KV-40XBR700 WEGA XBR TV which I have linked through a Sony SAT-HD200 High Definition Receiver, which is powered by a Sony STR-DA5ES Receiver. Currently I am running a Sony DVP-NS700P CD/DVD player, but am interested in upgrading to true high definition DVD through Blu-ray. Of course all my equipment is "pre-HDMI." Is it possible for me to get true 1080p HD resolution with a Blu-ray in my current configuration? Thanks

You have a 1080P television that doesn't have HDMI input?

[WickyWoo]

It's a 1080i tube 4:3 HD set

You can get 1080i, but not 1080p