HD vs. TV

I'm John · 13-01-2007, 07:01 PM

I've always wonderied there was a big difference or a little difference between the hd xbox 360 or the regular tv xbox 360 i mean just that little flick of that switch makes it looks better? im not sure i've heard plenty of things about it as its not a difference at all or its a big difference or there the same. now all im asking is for a little feedback on people who have used 360 on an hd tv and tell me how good or bad or the same it is. also for the people who have regular tv's.

Jacksmith28 · 13-01-2007, 09:08 PM

HD is ten times better. Just go to a walmart or something and play one on an HDTV.

Mik · 13-01-2007, 09:36 PM

It looks really good on a regular TV, but it's ten times better on an HDTV.

mrreid · 13-01-2007, 10:32 PM

mik thankyou for changeing your profile so i do not have to look at you anymore

Mik · 13-01-2007, 11:14 PM

You mean my avatar?
Bud, that hurts my feelings...

I'm glad you like my new one though!
It would be better for you to say something like that in a PM though...

Kannan · 13-01-2007, 11:45 PM

I have been playing the Xbox 360 upstairs in my room. Today, I brought it down into the living room where we have a big screen HDTV.

15 times better. Enough said.

FlyACL · 13-01-2007, 11:49 PM

I have never used it on a SDTV before. But I can say it looks pretty sweet on a 50" HDTV. Good luck~

Mik · 13-01-2007, 11:50 PM

SDTV?
SED?
OLED?
Huh?

Kannan · 13-01-2007, 11:51 PM

Yeah, I think we have a 50".

But, anyway, it still looks good on a standard, old t.v.

14-01-2007, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Kannan

Yeah, I think we have a 50".

But, anyway, it still looks good on a standard, old t.v.

I dont really think so, i had my 360 on a SDTV when i got it and thought it looked not great at all, was nearly taking it back but i got vga and moniter and was alot better, then got HDTV while ago and its miles better then SDTV.

The fact is the 360 on normal tv is not next-gen some of the game on HD still look crap but most look great.

Batman-2007 · 14-01-2007, 07:01 AM

i'v got an old tv but i know its looks much better on a HD so im going to get one

remixFA · 14-01-2007, 09:27 AM

on a regular tv, it kinda looks like the regular Xbox w/ more polygons.. just a small update.. throw it on an HDTV, and it comes alive... its crazy how different it is, but man what a difference.

Chester P · 14-01-2007, 09:59 AM

shouldn't this be in audio&visual!?

mrreid · 14-01-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by remixFA

on a regular tv, it kinda looks like the regular Xbox w/ more polygons.. just a small update.. throw it on an HDTV, and it comes alive... its crazy how different it is, but man what a difference.

is this a joke i guess i am not a cool kid with a hd, but it looks great on any tv

FlyACL · 14-01-2007, 10:34 AM

Not really a joke. The original poster asked ~

Quote:

I've always wondered there was a big difference or a little difference between the hd xbox 360 or the regular tv xbox 360 i mean just that little flick of that switch makes it looks better?

And most people answered, Yes it does look better on an HDTV. That does not mean it still can't look good on a SDTV (Standard Definition TV). But as it is a next gen system with HD games. It looks better on a HDTV.

It has nothing to do with being "a cool kid". Has to do with answering the question.

I'm John · 14-01-2007, 01:24 PM

thanks for the feedback people. yeah this should be in audio and visual but i didnt see that till a couple mintues after i posted this so whatever. but on a regualr sdtv it looks fine to me and im just waiting till i get my hdtv and see how amazing it looks like. should there be any special cables i should get to make the xbox 360 games come alive even more or its just the same.

FlyACL · 14-01-2007, 01:34 PM

Most people use the component cables that came with it (premium). If your TV has a input for them you can also try the VGA cables. There has been a lot of debate over what ones do better. Personally I think it depends more on your TV and its settings then anything.

FYI- if you end up with one that supports 1080p (and you should) the only way to get full 1080p is via the VGA cables. Although this really only makes a difference with the add on DVD player rather then in games.

Good luck~

Don_Rico · 14-01-2007, 01:59 PM

I've played on about five HD's (one with vga), and it's damn overrated. It's not worth it, all people are just saying it's awesome to justify paying 100's of $ for a tv. And of course they want to feel good about their purchase, so they start to imagine things, like HD is 10 times better.

I wanted a HDTV, but when I saw how crappy it was I decided to **** the HDTV and get a sweet, sweet MacBook instead.

14-01-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Don_Rico

I've played on about five HD's (one with vga), and it's damn overrated. It's not worth it, all people are just saying it's awesome to justify paying 100's of $ for a tv. And of course they want to feel good about their purchase, so they start to imagine things, like HD is 10 times better.

I wanted a HDTV, but when I saw how crappy it was I decided to **** the HDTV and get a sweet, sweet MacBook instead.

Denial is a river in egypt don!
If you had a HDTV you would know youre only saying that cause you aint got one, you may feel there overrated but to say there ***** is another thing.

People wouldnt spend lots of money on HD tellys if they thought there was no difference.

I'm John · 14-01-2007, 03:39 PM

its possible to get the same hd quality out of other cheaper stuff rather than a tv right? like an lcd monitor or etc.