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Are the graphics much affected when used on a normal 28" widescreen tv?as i was thinkin of gettin one!i presume it wont be as sharp?
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360 on a normal tv?
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well its a sony trinitron says a 100Hz on the front i really dont wanna buy a new tv lol!!
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coolio cheers people now where to get one and what games!which is the better quailty system for the money?and whats the difference between the 2 packages?
The Bus and MRT
McBunny said:yes not as sharp or as much detail in theory it should be faster tho
Nope wont be any fast mate, pretty sure it doesn't work like that even though it's higher resolution. I bought my 360 when I still had a normal 24" CRTV and it was still great, definately worth a purcahse for PGR3 alone. A little bit of advice though, don't go looking at it on a HDTV until you can afford one cause there is a noticable improvement, I couldn't go back to using it on a normal TV now but was more than happy when I first got it.
Buy the premium system and not the core. With the premium you get a wireless controller, headset and the HDD all included. Oh and most importantly the console has a chrome coloured disc tray
Differences can be read here:
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/xbox_360.htm
Differences can be read here:
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/xbox_360.htm
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looks great on a normal telly, looks unbelievable in 1080 HD though... too good in fact!
dunno about HD running slower, I played FNR3 at my mates and it seemed to play slower than on my HDTV, but he may have only been using 50hz...
only let down is normal TV picture suck ass, and even spending £70+ on scart cables makes NO difference, it still looks blocky on most chanels (apart from BBC, and the proper Sky chanels), further made worse by the size of the fucker... lol
dunno about HD running slower, I played FNR3 at my mates and it seemed to play slower than on my HDTV, but he may have only been using 50hz...
only let down is normal TV picture suck ass, and even spending £70+ on scart cables makes NO difference, it still looks blocky on most chanels (apart from BBC, and the proper Sky chanels), further made worse by the size of the fucker... lol
The Bus and MRT
McBunny said:i said theory lol
just like in a pc what runs faster a game at 800x600 or one at 1600x1200
but as i said theory not saying it will actually be any faster
IIRC thought the 360's graphics chip always outputs stuff at the games native resolution (1280x720) then there's a seperate scaler in the 360 which scales it to the specified resolution, ie lowering the res for a normal TV (640x480) or uping the res for 1080 HD sets.
Could be wrong but pretty sure I'm right
McBunny said:i said theory lol
just like in a pc what runs faster a game at 800x600 or one at 1600x1200
but as i said theory not saying it will actually be any faster
yeah got ya. resolution makes no odds on the 360 whatsoever thankfully! (good job or Oblivion would be a struggle! hehe)
Rhino, I got the TV at the same time, as my old TV wouldn't do 60hz for some reason (would do 100hz though :S wtf???) so bought it all as one... it seemed like a good excuse to get a new TV, console and DTS kit though :evil:
Jo3y said:IIRC thought the 360's graphics chip always outputs stuff at the games native resolution (1280x720) then there's a seperate scaler in the 360 which scales it to the specified resolution, ie lowering the res for a normal TV (640x480) or uping the res for 1080 HD sets.
Could be wrong but pretty sure I'm right
that would makes sense yeah, as I've not seen the resolutions make any difference even when the games are pushing the console. All hail MS, the console kings
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so although my tvs not hd it will still look better than ps2 yeah?also i presume you can save music on the harddrive and can you record off tv and plays made up dvds??
as u may realise ive never had a xbox always had sony but theres looks like a ripp off!!!
as u may realise ive never had a xbox always had sony but theres looks like a ripp off!!!
The Bus and MRT
beatjunkie said:
Much, much better than a PS2 mate. PS3 does look like a rip off and will look pretty similar to the 360 graphics wise so bit of a waste, especially when they'll far more games available for the 360 when it's released due to the years head start it's had. I'm a sucker for new consoles though so I'll probably get one anyway
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sweet so just link it up with pc and move stuff over, sweet does it take ages to turn on to get to the media part?and does playing through the net cost anything?as ive already got a wireless set up do u have to buy a transmitter thingy?
Cheers for all the help guys, Ryan
Cheers for all the help guys, Ryan
To use your wireless connection you will need to buy the wireless device discussed in another topic here today. You can buy a yearly Gold account subscription for £40 (£32.99 from Amazon) or pay £4.99 monthly, this will allow you to play Live enabled games online. Xbox Live also allows you to download demos and other media, it is excellent.
Console startup time is fairly quick
Console startup time is fairly quick
Ive always played my on my HD telly so when I went round to my mates when he first got his (normal telly) I was shocked at how much worse it looked
sure you can tell its still a next gen console but on HD its faaaaar superior
sure you can tell its still a next gen console but on HD its faaaaar superior
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any need to buy a remote control for it when the controllers are wireless sureley they do the same thing?
i started 360 life on a standard tv and it was ok, couldn't read the text on ghost recon though, ruined the game at first as i had no idea what to do as i couldn't read the instructions on screen but then i moved to an LCD and OMG, what an amazing difference, like going from vhs to dvd.
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