Since when has 480 lines been HD?

Quick note before I forget: My ISP seems to be shaping down to 128kbps, rather than 64kbps. Whoo hoo!

I tried transcoding some Amanda Bynes DVDs to MPEG-4 to play on my little DVD player. Although the transcoding was successful, I couldn't get the files to play on my DVD player, nor on the family DVD recorder.

When I try on my DVD player, it says "Cannot play HD video". I encoded these files at 853 x 480 resolution! Since when has that been high definition?

Looks like I'll have to transcode them again :-(

But the whole incident got me thinking again about an open-source High Definition disc.