New XBOX 360 with HDMI and 120gb HDD on the way!

[dk]

according to this anyway!

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/the-second-xbox-360-revealed-codename-zephyr/

wonder if it includes the HD-DVD internally too?

 

[KDF]

reeeepost..

 

[Williams025]

Nice. Though the current 360 is capable of 1080p, which is now selectable on the display menu after a recent software update via live. Has anyone tired this?

Also, read this on a reliable HD review site;

"There’s a lot of talk going round at the moment about 1080p compatibility and the fact that current TVs don’t support this standard. It’s true that current HDTVs can’t support a 1080p input, but this really shouldn’t be anything to worry about. As I mentioned in the last page, if you feed an LCD or plasma TV a 1080i signal, it will de-interlace that signal and present you with what is essentially a 1080p picture."

Interesting....

 

[McBunny]

not really intresting at all common knowledge and that statement is wrong in the fact it says that current tv's dont support the standard thats a lie mine does well it did its off back as it bust lol

 

[Mike_182]

They're talking about the consumer market, and bearing in mind you have to spend £2k plus to get proper 1080p, they don't really take that into account.

*Waits for arguments about how he got his off someone for a grand*

 

[McBunny]

how many 1080p sets do you actually want me to show you !!!!!

 

[David]

hope they do a trade in offer cause it's not really fair. i don't even care about the 120 hard drive but the hdmi output would be great. my telly can only display 1080p through that so it's annoying.

 

[Mike_182]

how many 1080p sets do you actually want me to show you !!!!!

I know there are several!!! But 90% of the UK's population are fuckwits and get a 32" HD-Ready screen from Argos!!!

 

[McBunny]

how many 1080p sets do you actually want me to show you !!!!!

I know there are several!!! But 90% of the UK's population are f**kwits and get a 32" HD-Ready screen from Argos!!!

i agree but atleast the 360 has the ability to scale things unlike the ps3 that doest have a scaler so we are doing better on that front if you tv does only do 720p or some something else

 

[tomdbomb61_djtj]

how many 1080p sets do you actually want me to show you !!!!!

But 90% of the UK's population are f**kwits and get a 32" HD-Ready screen from Argos!!!

Or maybe have something else to spend £2K on ??

 

[dk]

reeeepost..

sorry chris, i do apologise!

I have given up on the search at the moment, i'm just happy if i get to actually post these days so admittedly didn't search to see if it had been posted before.

 

[KDF]

I see a search button.. but it doesnt seems to do anything..

 

[Gareth]

when using a VGA cable with the 360, should you be able to select the modes still? i.e 720p, 1080i, i've just realised I've lost the ability to. I can merely select res and normal / widescreen.

 

[KDF]

when using a VGA cable with the 360, should you be able to select the modes still? i.e 720p, 1080i, i've just realised I've lost the ability to. I can merely select res and normal / widescreen.

Erm.. how do I break this to you gently.. lol

VGA is not interlaced.. therefore you wont be able to select between I or P.

And 480.. 720.. 1080 just referes to the resoulution (or more specifically the vertical number of lines).. which is exaclty what your doing when you switch resolutions with VGA ..

 

[Gareth]

ok, I'm not clued up on the shizzle.

 

[McBunny]

720 and 1080 are resolutions bud infact the vertical resolution so look at the list of resolutions and find one that ends 720 and select that

 

[McBunny]

kdf vga 'CAN' be interlaced but it hasnt been used really since about 1980 something

 

[KDF]

kdf vga 'CAN' be interlaced but it hasnt been used really since about 1980 something

suck ma bumcheeks !

 

[Gareth]

my tv is 1024 x 768 IIRC, so i've got it set to that, is that wrong then?

 

[KDF]

Sounds like you have it setup perfectly.

 

[Gareth]

well that's what I thought.

 

[McBunny]

my tv is 1024 x 768 IIRC, so i've got it set to that, is that wrong then?

i take it you have a plasma then ?
if its physical resolution check the book or website is 1024x768 then yes select that you will get a better picture as it wont need to scale it yet again

 

[Gareth]

yes, Samsung 42" Plasma.

 

[Williams025]

720 and 1080 are resolutions bud infact the vertical resolution so look at the list of resolutions and find one that ends 720 and select that

720P = perfect for most screens with a 1,280 x 720 resolution (720 lines progressively scanned, most screens below 37")

1080P = perfect for most screens with a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution (1080 lines progressively scanned, most screens above 37").

So does this mean essentially a 32" LCD/Plasma with a 1,280 x 720 res panel displaying the correct 720P signal (for each line on the screen) will effectively look the same as a 40" + set displaying a 1080P signal, at least visually to the naked eye? The increased res of the screen relative to the increased size - as the bigger the screen goes the more resolution it loses to the viewer? I couldnt find a 32" screen, bar one 1.5k Toshiba LCD that had a 1,920 x 1,080 res screen in the standard High St shops (with blank looks from the sales reps!)

 

[McBunny]

no you loose detail the smaller the screen you go as you just cant physically see it hence 1080p is a waste under 40" really

 

[Williams025]

^ thats what I thought, hense no need and lack of 1080p (or the higher res panels) on screens below 37"...

 

[McBunny]

yup you would need a magnifying glass to see the detail