Is Progressive Scan related to Component Video?

Question

Is it true that you can only get Progressive Scan on your TV if you connect a device to your TV through a Component Video cable?

Answer 1

yeah because inorder to access progressive scan, both the source component, such as a DVD player, HD cable, or satellite box, and the Television display need to be progressive scan capable. The progressive scan signal is transferred from the source component to the television via either a progressive scan component video output or other type of connection, such as DVI (Digital Video Interface) or HDMI (High Definition Multi-media Interface) that allows the transfer of standard and high-definition progressive scan images to a similarly equipped television.

On DVD players, the progressive scan signal is sent via component video connections, which are labeled Y, Pb, Pr, or via HDMI or DVI connections. Component video connections labeled Y,Cb,Cr transfer only interlaced signals. In addition, standard AV and S-Video connections do not transfer progressive scan video images. If you hookup a progressive scan output to a non-progressive scan TV input, you will not get an image. In addition, in order to view progressive scan with reverse 3:2 pulldown, either the DVD player or Television need to have 3:2 pulldown detection. The preference would be for the DVD player have the 3:2 pulldown detection and actually perform the reverse pulldown function, with a progressive scan capable television displaying the image as fed from the DVD player. There are menu options in both a progressive scan DVD player and a progressive scan capable television that will assist you setting up a progressive scan capable DVD player and television or video projector.

Hope this gave you an idea.

Answer 2

Partially correct.

You need either component or DVI or HDMI.

Answer 3

You can only send progressive scanned signals over component (or HDMI, DVI, or VGA) cables.

If it's an old TV, check to make sure it's component inputs can handle progressive signals. (Having a component input doesn't assure that the TV was designed for HD signals!)

RCA composite video and S-video were designed for interlaced 480i signals only.

Analog RF modulated signals ("coax") are interlaced only. Obviously Digital RF signals like ATSC (over the air) and QAM (cable systems) can transmit progressive scanned signals, but you will not find these outputs on consumer equipment.