Those looking to upgrade an existing PC or build a new one with an internal HD-DVD drive can't scratch that itch right now.
The section on AACS is wrong: AACS does not mandate any particular version of HDMI. All versions of HDMI support HDCP, and that is what AACS requires on digital video connections.
HDMI 1.3 gets you nothing over 1.2 in this scenario: 1.2 carries all the audio channels you need as LPCM.
Unfortunately that is a very large assumption. Virtually no TV can do "non-cheesy" deinterlacing of 1080i. Most don't even try. Of the ones that do, most of them end up displaying 1080p/60 rather than 1080p/24 or 1080p/48, which is not good at all.Here's a question - what is the benefit of 1080p output from the A20? Even in the case of 1080p media output through a 1080i interface, the conversion should be lossless, no?
So it should be: 1080p(media)->1080i(output-weave)->1080i(input-deweave)->1008p(display). In other words, you can fit a 1080p24 (24hz) signal entirely within a 1080i(60hz) output signal with no loss of signal, assuming your TV is 1080p and can do a non-cheesy de-interlacing of an input 1080i signal, from what I understand.
How was I wrong exactly? I said "in this scenario", and SACD has nothing to do with this scenario. (Plus it should be "you're", not "your").Your Wrong too. HDMI 1.2 allows for SACD to be transimetted over HDMI.
How was I wrong exactly? I said "in this scenario", and SACD has nothing to do with this scenario. (Plus it should be "you're", not "your").Your Wrong too. HDMI 1.2 allows for SACD to be transimetted over HDMI.