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Pride1
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10. December 2008 @ 00:15 |
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Hey i just bought a FHDTV and my 360 doesn't have an HDMI port, I'm wondering using the composite cables am i still able to get 1080p quality from my 360? or does the HDMI cable produce better HD quality?
New to the world of HD :S
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Donaldo
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10. December 2008 @ 01:16 |
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Originally posted by Pride1:
I'm wondering using the composite cables am i still able to get 1080p quality from my 360? or does the HDMI cable produce better HD quality?
with composite video cables no way ... composite video can't even carry a high-def signal ....
COMPONENT however can carry a high-def signal. i'm not sure if that's what you meant cause the terms are very confusing... if your TV supports component video then that would be best since you don't have HDMI.
here is the page on m$oft that refers to the component cables::
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360componenthdcable/
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10. December 2008 @ 05:23 |
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1080p from component and 1080i from hdmi. I game on a large plasma that supports both and I cannot tell the difference between the
(p)rogessive and the (i)nterlacing formats.In my opinion when you get up that high in resolution the only advantage to the hdmi is less cable bulk. There is reports in some magazines that suggest the human brain cant' see a difference.
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Pride1
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10. December 2008 @ 09:28 |
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Originally posted by Donaldo:
Originally posted by Pride1:
I'm wondering using the composite cables am i still able to get 1080p quality from my 360? or does the HDMI cable produce better HD quality?
with composite video cables no way ... composite video can't even carry a high-def signal ....
COMPONENT however can carry a high-def signal. i'm not sure if that's what you meant cause the terms are very confusing... if your TV supports component video then that would be best since you don't have HDMI.
here is the page on m$oft that refers to the component cables::
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbo...dcable/
YEah Component thats what I meant, Thanks for the info man
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db5304
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10. December 2008 @ 11:41 |
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Originally posted by bd911:
1080p from component and 1080i from hdmi. I game on a large plasma that supports both and I cannot tell the difference between the
(p)rogessive and the (i)nterlacing formats.In my opinion when you get up that high in resolution the only advantage to the hdmi is less cable bulk. There is reports in some magazines that suggest the human brain cant' see a difference.
You have that backwards, 1080p is better than 1080i. However the i stands for interlaced, which is something i think only crt tv's do. The 360 spec's only go up to 1080i, but from what i understand lcd tv's and such convert that to 1080p (although i don't think it will be as smooth). As far as the difference between the hdmi cable and he component cables is the hdmi cables carry the signal digitally (video and audio), and the component cables are analogue. Most likely the only way you would really notice a difference is if you had a lot of interference w/ the analogue signal (which you shouldn't).
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10. December 2008 @ 21:53 |
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10. December 2008 @ 22:09 |
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my bad... you guys got the p and the i in the right place. thanks for the correction. the 360 does do both and my plasma allows and reports both formats but I surely can't see a difference. maybe the report on the plasma is just what the source is and not exactly what it is displaying... I 'll have to do some more research.
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Donaldo
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11. December 2008 @ 00:41 |
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Pride1
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11. December 2008 @ 16:05 |
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Well either way I goy it hooked up using components and IMHO it doesn't look that great from what i was expecting.
Talked with a friend who also has it hooked to his HDTV and he says he was dissapointed as well, but he hears that using the HDMI the result is notable, i'll have to check that out later.
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Donaldo
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11. December 2008 @ 17:50 |
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Originally posted by Pride1:
Well either way I goy it hooked up using components and IMHO it doesn't look that great from what i was expecting.
what about it isn't so great ??
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11. December 2008 @ 18:00 |
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He probably has that switch set to TV instead of HD :)
And my Sony 55 inch supoprts 1080p via component and HDMI, and component has better color saturation. Weird
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CawkFour
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11. December 2008 @ 19:51 |
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Originally posted by PS2Menace:
He probably has that switch set to TV instead of HD :)
And my Sony 55 inch supoprts 1080p via component and HDMI, and component has better color saturation. Weird
like ps2 said... it depends on how your tv handles HDMI and component. then you have the issue of calibration with your tv too if you want the best picture (and that's user opinion as well).
you also can't compare your tv's picture to your buddies unless you both have the exact same tv. it's like saying my vizio doesn't look as smooth as my buddies sharp aquos. different sets -> different pictures.
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Donaldo
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11. December 2008 @ 20:39 |
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well i use HDMI to my Pioneer Kuro and it looks fine... thing is I have never seen the xbox using anything but HDMI so i have nothing to compare it to...
my TV does report the 1080p signal as well but i've heard that the majority of XBOX 360 games are really 720p ... and being upscaled by the xbox to 1080 ...
does anyone know of an xbox360 game that is verified to be outputting at true 1080p resolution ??
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