Ouch, just bought a used TV from a friend at work.  Oops big mistake.  First he said it is wide screen, it's not, but I was okay with that if it could output progessive scan.  I asked what the max res was; 1080i it turns out.  So I ask if it will do 480p or 720p, hoping for 480p since I got me a Wii.  He said he wasn't sure but his 360 would output to it in anything but 1080p.  Usually this is a good indicator that it will output in that mode.  I tried to go through he manuel but since it was in french it wasn't much help so I assumed my  friend was right that it would output in lower quality progressinve pictures, but No, turns out it converts any picture you put in to 1080i.

  Un fortunately I don't even have his number so I can't get ahold of him, and he will be off fork the next two days attending a funeral.   As my only desire for an HDTV was that it have progressive output I am very bumbed.  And out a wad.