MBP to VGA (on Samsung HD 720p) - iTunes Movie Quality

Hi,
My wife and I will be using our MBP (Late 2008) to VGA (PC input) of our Samsung HDTV (720p). We're not using iTunes yet for movies, but I wanted to know what the quality would be like?
I understand it won't be HDTV-quality (given input), but if we started to download some HD content from iTunes, would it be at least DVD-quality? If at some point, it becomes the main feature for us, we will switch our HD Cable to Component.
Thanks!

I'm having the same problem on my Toshiba HDTV. I've played several HD movies from iTunes using the same computer, TV and HDMI cable for months. But last night, I suddenly could not play a HD movie through my TV. (Played fine on the laptop.) The computer-to-TV connection seems fine. I can view my desktop on the TV, and the TV recognizes that it's receiving a 1080p HD signal from the computer.
I can only assume that one of the bazillion iTunes updates is to blame. What can I do about this? Please help.

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