It depends on what kind of TV you have. If it's a non-CRT display (e.g. LCD, plasma, DLP), you're SOL. If it's a CRT display (either direct view or projection), it will probably work as long as your TV can display 480i or 480p. Some CRT HDTVs like the Wega upconvert 480i/p sources to non-standard resolutions such as 960i, so they won't work either.