From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Yes it is 1080p over vga and component. The point I was attempting ( not so
clearly though ) was that the Microsoft gaming group appears leery of
HDMI/HDCP

http://gear.ign.com/articles/735/735860p1.html

To try to get to the bottom of this situation, IGN contacted Microsoft and
asked a few tough questions. Plenty of questions remain -- we're waiting to
hear even more from the company -- but here's what we have so far.

IGN: Will games begin to be developed with 1080p as the native resolution,
or is the 360's new 1080p support an advance in the console's internal
scaling abilities?

Microsoft: If developed, the Xbox 360 will support playback of native 1080p
games and all existing Xbox 360 titles can be up-scaled to 1080p.

IGN : Does the Xbox 360 have the internal bandwidth between CPUs and
graphics processors necessary to move a full 1080p image? There's a big
difference between 1080i and the 3GB/s of 1080p.

Microsoft: *updated* Yes, the Xbox 360 has the necessary internal bandwidth
between CPUs and graphics processors to move a full 1080p image.

IGN: There are very few 1080p native HDTVs that accept 1080p via Component
connections. The signal will only come in as 1080i and be de-interlaced
back to 1080p. How is the 360's new 1080p support, in practical
application, going to be any different than what was already possible?

Microsoft: We can offer 1080p support through both the VGA connection and
the Component connection.

IGN: Could Microsoft theoretically release an HDMI dongle-cable like the
various other cables already available for the console? Is the current 360
hardware able to output a digital signal, or is it restricted to analog?

Microsoft: Xbox 360 supports HD Component video output, which is compatible
with nearly every HD ready TV on the market today. That's not yet true for
HDMI. We are watching the market closely and will continue to evaluate our
solution, in the face of consumer demand.



"Rich"  wrote in message news:45b45585{at}w3.nls.net...
   I don't have an HD DVD so I can't answer.  Are you sure?  The first two
items of
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1030-novemberupdate-completelist.
htm
are below, emphasis mine.

  New Features

    a.. HD 1080p video mode support over VGA and component cables.
    b.. Xbox 360T HD DVD Player support.

Rich

  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:45b4469f{at}w3.nls.net...
  It's a bit curious that Microsoft released their Xbox 360 HD DVD player
with only 1080P support via their optional VGA cable ( I own both along
with the hd copy of Kong that came with the player)

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