Actually, zero TVs can get a progressive signal via Svideo. And zero DVD players can output progressive on Svideo.

Tom was referencing analog TVs with component inputs in his first paragraph, not TVs with progressive scan capability.

But Tom's Toshiba player/LG plasma darkness problem was probably an issue of the wrong black level being selected in the machines. Or the machines can't do proper black level. The black level settings for component video or digital connections are different from those of Svideo/composite.