360 Vertical Setup Question

[terrybogard]

whats up guys can someone explain to me why when i hook my 360 to a lcd tv through vga it shows 100% at vertical but when i switch the cable to hdmi or component it doesnt stretch 100% vertical?? the top and bottom is cut off with background image of shmup. hope im not confusing.

it looks alot better with hdmi or component than it does with vga.... thanks

[Dave_K.]

Sounds like you have a 16:9 lcd tv, and VGA input is stretching full screen, which is not good since most shmups are 4:3. The HDMI input is showing you the correct aspect ratio which is 4:3 with bars/backdrop.

[Fudoh]

MS added a Widescreen 480p resolution for VGA as well. Something like 864x480. Can be found in the display settings. Maybe that helps...

[terrybogard]

MS added a Widescreen 480p resolution for VGA as well. Something like 864x480. Can be found in the display settings. Maybe that helps...

thanks for the suggestion... sadly it didnt work... i think i will keep it with vga at 640x480 stretched vertical.. its a little blurrier than hdmi 1080 vertical but atleast i get fullsecreen vertical instead of background blocks on top and bottom running it at 1080. i wish they would allow vertical 1080 16:9 fullscreen.... sucks but whatever...

[brentsg]

i wish they would allow vertical 1080 16:9 fullscreen.... sucks but whatever...

Of course they do. Either you have it setup wrong or your TV is a mess.

Perhaps there is a language barrier at play. What game are you playing, and what orientation do you have your LCD?

[terrybogard]

i wish they would allow vertical 1080 16:9 fullscreen.... sucks but whatever...

Of course they do. Either you have it setup wrong or your TV is a mess.

Perhaps there is a language barrier at play. What game are you playing, and what orientation do you have your LCD?

raiden 4 - sharp lcd hdtv rotated vertical. if i hook it up through vga it runs at 640x480 and is fullscreen vertical from top to bottom. if i hook it up to hdmi or component the image is centered with background image on top and bottom just a little....

[brentsg]

i wish they would allow vertical 1080 16:9 fullscreen.... sucks but whatever...

Of course they do. Either you have it setup wrong or your TV is a mess.

Perhaps there is a language barrier at play. What game are you playing, and what orientation do you have your LCD?

raiden 4 - sharp lcd hdtv rotated vertical. if i hook it up through vga it runs at 640x480 and is fullscreen vertical from top to bottom. if i hook it up to hdmi or component the image is centered with background image on top and bottom just a little....

Ok, you said you wished they would allow 1080 vertical. That is what confused me. What you mean is you wish they would allow 1920 vertical since you have it rotated.

I haven't played Raiden 4 in ages, but I'm pretty sure it's a 4:3 game. You have borders because you are supposed to have borders. The game simply isn't the same aspect ratio as your display. It is your stretched mode that is incorrect.

[terrybogard]

what game will show 1920 vertical with rotated fullscreen vertical? are all cave games 4:3 ? will i have this same issue with all the cave games im looking to buy?

[brentsg]

what game will show 1920 vertical with rotated fullscreen vertical? are all cave games 4:3 ? will i have this same issue with all the cave games im looking to buy?

Yes I believe so, for the vertical games. All of their vertical games are made for 4:3 CRT based old-school cabs.

[terrybogard]

what game will show 1920 vertical with rotated fullscreen vertical? are all cave games 4:3 ? will i have this same issue with all the cave games im looking to buy?

Yes I believe so, for the vertical games. All of their vertical games are made for 4:3 CRT based old-school cabs.

ok so my 2 options are

1.- play them with hdmi or component 4:3 vertical and not have the fullscreen vertical
2. - play them in vga and stretch it a little to be fullscreen but not as clear in quality.

[brentsg]

what game will show 1920 vertical with rotated fullscreen vertical? are all cave games 4:3 ? will i have this same issue with all the cave games im looking to buy?

Yes I believe so, for the vertical games. All of their vertical games are made for 4:3 CRT based old-school cabs.

ok so my 2 options are

1.- play them with hdmi or component 4:3 vertical and not have the fullscreen vertical
2. - play them in vga and stretch it a little to be fullscreen but not as clear in quality.

I do not understand why it needs to be full screen. I'd much rather replicate the original game as closely as possible. Many of the games have in-game settings that allow you to "stretch" the game in either direction. This would be preferable if you insist on filling 'er up.

[terrybogard]

thanks for clearing this up man!