Player support for 704-width video on Blu-ray Disc?

The specs only allow 720x480 and 720x576 for SD resolutions, but an old post reminded me that the specs also don't mention DVD compatibility.

Since:

• every BD player nevertheless includes DVD playback
• DVD supports 704x480 and 704x576

... that implies that the hardware in every BD player can play back those resolutions. The only question is whether the design allows the content to actually be played back from a Blu-ray formatted disc.

If anyone is willing to test their player and report back, I've attached a small ISO that you can burn to BD-R or BD-RE. (It contains cropping test patterns that jagabo posted, so you can check your display system for that at the same time.)

Attached Files

• CropTestSW-BDMV.rar (5.00 MB)