Oh, just go and treat yourself to a nice HD TV that's what credit cards are for![]()
I paid 3000$CAD for my 36" about 6 or 7 years ago, I'm not about to waste another 2000$CAD for a new one. I've checked around, and I'd rather spend 2000$CAD for a 37" Sharp (1080p) then 1700$CAD for a 37" Sharp (720p/1080i).
And no, I especially won't buy anything smaller since my 36" will give me a bigger picture even in widescreen, and a 32" Widescreen LCD will give me a smaller 4:3 picture.
As I said, it's a bit stupid since all it would take is a "TV ratio" setting in

Guess they have not seen this page yet then:
"And yet there I was, with a 480i (that's "standard definition", what non-HD TVs have) option right in the Apple TV settings. See for yourself..."
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/Article/appleTV-2007-03-22-21-30.html#up2-2007-03-22
You just have to have component input on your TV or Receiver and it works![]()
No, it doesn't. I have a 36" CRT 4:3 that has component inputs and it can even do 480p. However the Apple TV only outputs in 16:9, you cannot switch it to 4:3. So yes "it works" but that's full-screen anamorphic content. Not the way it's supposed to be shown.
Come on Apple, if it can output in 480i, where's the 4:3 vs 16:9 setting?!