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I'm pretty sure it's the tuner, not the TV, that's converting the 720p signal to 1080i. If you plugged an external 720p source into the Panny, it wouldn't take it.

If you want a direct-view, it doesn't seem to me that there's any reason to wait. Advances are being made in other display types (DLP, LCD, Plasma) that may make those sets cheaper, but direct-views probably aren't going to change much, price-wise or feature-wise, within the next several months...

720p on a set that supports 720p is almost definitely going to look better than it would when it's converted to 1080i. However, as a person who owns a CRT RPTV that only takes 1080i, I can say that 720p converted to 1080i still looks great...just as good as native 1080i, if not better.

Again, not that I know of. The Xbox doesn't do any format conversion so you'll either have to use standard-def mode or get a 720p native TV. (Some Xbox games use 1080i or 480p, so you could still make use of those.)

No, it really is upconverted to 720p or 1080i. That doesn't change the quality of the original image; it just scales it up so it matches the native resolution of the display. It's the same principle as taking an 8mm filmstrip and blowing it up to 35mm. The quality of the film is still exactly...

CRT TVs don't even have pixels. I wonder what that is. Maybe it's a problem with the surface of the screen, not the actual tube.

I have the Panasonic PT-47WX53, and while it locks into Full mode on 1080i HD material, it does allow you to choose among Full, 4:3, and Zoom on normal progressive scan material. The only option lacking in that mode is Just, which performs a combination of cropping and stretching to create a...

The Panasonics let you select a different mode for each source. The first time you switch to a different picture mode on a given source, it will always switch back to that mode whenever you switch to that source. I use Cinema for DVD, Standard for HD, and Vivid for satellite.

Your TV is better at progressive-scanning than the DVD player is. I don't know what brand your DVD is, but if it's a combination DVD/VCR, it's probably got a pretty cheap progressive-scanner (aka line doubler). You can keep it on interlaced, or get a superior DVD player (check the A/V Sources...

I used DVE to calibrate my DVD settings, copied those over to the satellite, and then adjusted them by eye while watching various programs.

Component video switchers are available; Best Buy sells one in the videogame section for about $100-150, and I'm sure there are others. Alternatively, you can buy a receiver that supports component video switching (these days, many receivers have this capability, even down to about the $200 range).

I doubt it will be a problem. The players will never sell if they can't output HD video to the majority of HD sets. Right now the majority of HD sets in homes probably don't have DVI or HDMI, and that will likely still be the case when the players come out. I don't see how they can market these...

How new is it? I have the PT47WX53, a very similar model, and in the first few weeks I had it I did have to adjust the convergence frequently (pretty much daily, actually). Now it's much more stable; I'll just do a quick run-through once in a while. If you've had the TV a long time and it's...

I'm pretty sure that's the 27" Wega, model KV27-FS100. I own it, and it was my pride and joy until my recent purchase of a widescreen HDTV. Great picture, plenty of inputs, highly recommended.

That includes both DVD and HD scan rates?