The Official Mid-A A/V Thread
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if anyone needs a Monster DVI to HDMI cable let me know, I have one that I ran for a few months before running full HDMI.
I got the Sony KDSXBR 60 inch for the ps2/ps3 to come and just put in a Philips Ambilight 42" Plasma on the bedroom wall. The lights on the side are simple but damn cool in the dark.
Components are higher up than S-Video, but when I am playing PS2 its at 480i on my tv which supports 1080i. Alot of it has to do with the sytem. The 360 should be able to support the higher resolutions with components, but I have found HDMI to be the best which is what my Comcast DVR and my DVD Player are currently running. Check the 360 to see if it supports HDMI, if not the components should work fine. I run Components on my PS2 and the Optical Audio, the Audio I noticed the most difference with my receiver and surround sound. I'm assuming the Xbox has an optical output and would recommend running that as well. I would def run components, but when my PS3 comes in I will run HDMI.
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Ryan
I got the Sony KDSXBR 60 inch for the ps2/ps3 to come and just put in a Philips Ambilight 42" Plasma on the bedroom wall. The lights on the side are simple but damn cool in the dark.
setup the Xbox for Widescreen already, how do I set it up for 720p? Or is that an option that comes available when using component cables? The cables says it allows for 480p, 720p and 1080i resolutions. Does that mean the s-video cable that i'm using doesn't? Maybe that's why it just didn't look well. I mean, I understand component cables are better than s-video, I didn't realize s-video/rca actually limited resolution, just clarity.
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Ryan
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Yeah Composite and S-Video can only support 480i resolutions. The standard connections in America that support HD are Component Video, VGA, DVI, and HDMI. DVI/HDMI are the "best" because they both are digital formats, so there should be little to no loss in signal from the source to the TV.
The original XBOX with component video supports 480i/480p/720p/1080i, but almost all games and the dashboard itself only supports 480p. XBOX will look better with component video and 480p, but it still won't look great on a 720p/1080p TV.
XBOX 360 supports all the same resolutions as XBOX, and will soon support 1080p, but all games are meant to run in 720p. 1080p supported games should be coming soon. If you're playing XBOX 360 with an S-video cable, it will look significantly better with component video and running at 720p. 360 does *not* support HDMI at this point in time.
TepEvan: I don't know why your TV manual says not to watch TV in 4:3 mode for more than a few hours. LCDs don't suffer from burn-in, so it seems weird. To help improve 480i content you can try looking into getting a video processor that will upscale 480i video for you. I have a simple one built into my JVC RX-702D receiver which uses the Faroudja chipset to de-interlace 480i to 480p. It does a decent job and my TV (Sony KDS-R60XBR1, SXRD) does a good job of upscaling to 1080p. Video processors can be anywhere from the cheap side to extremely expensive. There's probably a mid-range though that will do a good job improving video and upscaling it to 720p/1080p and not break the bank. I'll refer to avsforum.com in this instance though because I don't know enough about video processors.
Skip - I got a PS3 too, not sure if I'm going to keep it yet or not. I was first in line at my Gamestop, I'm psyched.
The original XBOX with component video supports 480i/480p/720p/1080i, but almost all games and the dashboard itself only supports 480p. XBOX will look better with component video and 480p, but it still won't look great on a 720p/1080p TV.
XBOX 360 supports all the same resolutions as XBOX, and will soon support 1080p, but all games are meant to run in 720p. 1080p supported games should be coming soon. If you're playing XBOX 360 with an S-video cable, it will look significantly better with component video and running at 720p. 360 does *not* support HDMI at this point in time.
TepEvan: I don't know why your TV manual says not to watch TV in 4:3 mode for more than a few hours. LCDs don't suffer from burn-in, so it seems weird. To help improve 480i content you can try looking into getting a video processor that will upscale 480i video for you. I have a simple one built into my JVC RX-702D receiver which uses the Faroudja chipset to de-interlace 480i to 480p. It does a decent job and my TV (Sony KDS-R60XBR1, SXRD) does a good job of upscaling to 1080p. Video processors can be anywhere from the cheap side to extremely expensive. There's probably a mid-range though that will do a good job improving video and upscaling it to 720p/1080p and not break the bank. I'll refer to avsforum.com in this instance though because I don't know enough about video processors.
Skip - I got a PS3 too, not sure if I'm going to keep it yet or not. I was first in line at my Gamestop, I'm psyched.
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Originally Posted by goldenfri,Oct 10 2006, 07:29 PM
My Dad just bought the same one. HD looks amazazing 
but I have to agree with you that SD looks pretty crappy. I just assumed that they all looked like that in SD is this one especially bad? (I set it up so that the HDMI cable is coming directly out of the comcast box)
but I have to agree with you that SD looks pretty crappy. I just assumed that they all looked like that in SD is this one especially bad? (I set it up so that the HDMI cable is coming directly out of the comcast box)
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Originally Posted by LiQUiD iCE,Oct 11 2006, 08:35 AM
It depends, is the Comcast box doing the upscaling for you, or is it outputting the native resolution of the channel directly to the TV. If the Comcast box is doing the upscaling for you, it might be the Comcast box that is shitty at upscaling. You may be able to turn on options in the box to let the TV do the upscaling. If your TV is doing the upscaling though, it might be the TV that sucks at it, and you might want to let the cable box do the work.
I have two HD DVR boxes. Two different model Motorolas. The box that works has a DVI output. The second box, one of the tuner's is bad, but that has an HDMI output (not the DVI). I'm returning the second box to comcast, since I don't really need two boxes (and the fact it has a bad tuner). I already ordered a DVI-D to HDMI cable, which should come by tomorrow/Friday.
After playing around a little last night, it might just be me having to play around with the picture settings (sharpness in particular). Once I get all the cables in, I will be able to see which produces the best results.
The xbox I'm using is the first xbox NOT the 360, so I should see good results with the component cables and running 720p/1080i.
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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Oct 11 2006, 11:40 AM
Forgot to mention the other day: Batman Begins looks fantabulous in HD. 
