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Originally posted by mkerdman
"My RCA DTC-100 does convert 720P to 1080i, but my Panasonic TU-DST50 downconverts to 480P. "
Are you certain 720P is downconverted by the DST50 to 480P. I have watched ABC HD this season on my DST50 and it looks better than 480P to me.
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Yes, for the component video output, TU-DST tuners downconvert 720p to 480p, assuming you have the output switch set in the 1080i/480p mode.
The TU-DST51 has an all native mode (everything output in it's native format) a 1080i/480p mode (1080i in 1080i, everything else in 480p), a 480p mode (everything to 480p) and a 480i mode (everything to 480i). I think the 50 is identical, perhaps someone can confirm this.
The ABC 720p signal does look better in 480p, than, for example Fox's native 480p.
If your display will do 480p, 720p and 1080i, and the TU-DST is set for all native, the ABC 720p will look a lot better than a 480p downconversion.