xbox 360 vga + lcd hdtv help

gundamalpha · Post by **gundamalpha** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:41 am

i have a 360 and a 32' lcd "hd ready" tv. i'm currently using hd component cable running in 1080i for display and not overly impressed so might buy a vga cable instead. my concern is will my tv display 1080i properly through it? my lcd tv resolution is 1366x768, and it mentions in the tv's manual hd content will only be utilised through component or dvi input.

any help please?

oh my lcd tv is philips' 32TA1000

Franz the Stampede · Post by **Franz the Stampede** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:31 am

I dont see why you should go with 1080i which is interlaced and therefore pure evil.

If I were you I'd buy the VGA cable, set the output resolution of the X360 to WXGA (aka 1366×768 aka the native resolution of 99% of the fucking HDTVs, yours included) and forget about the rest

elvis · Post by **elvis** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:12 am

To add to the very sensible post above, before you shell out on the VGA cables, try setting the console to 720p, considering that it's the optimal vewing resolution for your TV's native res.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:02 am

lcd for gaming is gross

D · Post by D » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:59 am

elvis wrote:To add to the very sensible post above, before you shell out on the VGA cables, try setting the console to 720p, considering that it's the optimal vewing resolution for your TV's native res.

almost, his native resolution is 768p. But 720p is way better than 1080i for his set for gaming. When watching national geographic or something slow moving, you could try the 1080i setting. But as discussed before it all depends on which up/down scaler is the best. The one in your tv or the one in your equipment. My tv native resolution is 720p. I for the love of god don't see why 768p was introduced. There is nothing that supports it. Nothing. Nothing is developed in that resolution, afaik. Everything you ever put into your set is either downscaled or upscaled.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:24 am

Its a standard VGA resolution.

Agreed with above posts. 720p is better. Since your TV only has DVI its going to be old, one of the 1st generation HDTV's.

D · Post by D » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:35 am

neorichieb1971 wrote:Its a standard VGA resolution.

wxga: http://www.gen-x-pc.com/lcd3.htm
Yet here it is not listed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard
What does 'standard' mean anyway?

cody · Post by **cody** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:02 pm

Here, "standard" means it's easy for manufacturers to get mass produced panels at that resolution & stick em in their lcd tv sets

but yeah, that resolution is a mess.

gundamalpha · Post by **gundamalpha** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:29 pm

i know my answer already. thanks for everyone's help. i just realised i could change the resolution on the 360 itself and the result is satisfying, much more better than hd.