Most of those 7" car LCDs are only 480x234 resolution (some are as high as 800x480 widescreen) so indeed 1080p or even 720p are overkill. The highest res are only about 480p.
But ridiculous resolution is what HD-DVD/Blu-Ray are all about. Why would you have an HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player displayed on a screen where the resolution is no greater than 480p? Just put a DVD player in and save a few hundred bucks for the same quality.
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Most of those 7" car LCDs are only 480x234 resolution (some are as high as 800x480 widescreen) so indeed 1080p or even 720p are overkill. The highest res are only about 480p.
But ridiculous resolution is what HD-DVD/Blu-Ray are all about. Why would you have an HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player displayed on a screen where the resolution is no greater than 480p? Just put a DVD player in and save a few hundred bucks for the same quality.