I will argue that unless it’s 1920×1080 at 1:1 full raster, it’s not HD, and is rather “HDV.” But at the same time, this doesn’t mean HDV doesn’t have it’s place in when and where it could and should used.
HD-DVD is spectacular I was unable to find a single artifact in the copy of 'V' the same was true for Tokyo Drift which is rather hard content to encode. Marketplace videos on most TV's in most home theatres, also spectacular. You being the Video en
I paid $14.99 for a movie that is lower in quality than the DVD, lacks the special features, takes about an hour to download, and is basically unplayable on my television.