HD Question?

Slippin Jimmy

Am thinking of getting a 360, I heard that it is really good on a HD tv, but I don't have one. Is there any need to get one? I don't fancy forking out €600 just for a tv.

TheChrisD

You don't HAVE to get a HD TV - I still use a 14" portable TV, or a 17" flat panel monitor to play 360, and it still looks fine.

Slippin Jimmy

TheChrisD wrote:

You don't HAVE to get a HD TV - I still use a 14" portable TV, or a 17" flat panel monitor to play 360, and it still looks fine.

Thanks for clearing that up.

CiaranC

A 17" monitor and a €10 VGA cable does the HD trick nicely.

Slippin Jimmy

CiaranC wrote:

A 17" monitor and a €10 VGA cable does the HD trick nicely.

What do you mean

Timans

Pc Monitor's are all High Def. You can hook up your 360 to your pc monitor using a Vga cable. Thus, gaining High Def gaming.

Slippin Jimmy

Timans wrote:

Pc Monitor's are all High Def. You can hook up your 360 to your pc monitor using a Vga cable. Thus, gaining High Def gaming.

I onlly have a laptop.

Kenny_D

No good then. You could get a 19" flat screen pc monitor for about €250 and you'd have a grand hd picture. Well worth getting some sort of hdtv as the difference is huge in some games (esp oblivion)

sinjin_smythe

I got the VGA cable and bought a projector, so now i can play using a five foot display, its the **** !

Conar

I don't have a HDTV for my 360, but I have played it in my in-laws house with their 40" LCD and it was sweet.
Will definitely upgrade to a big HDTV in the future but standard crappy TV is still worth playing on.

I've ordered a VGA cable to so glad to hear it works well.

Slippin Jimmy

GStormcrow wrote:

No good then. You could get a 19" flat screen pc monitor for about €250 and you'd have a grand hd picture. Well worth getting some sort of hdtv as the difference is huge in some games (esp oblivion)

Can I just use it as a normal tv except it would just be for the 360?

GrumPy

DonnybrookGhost wrote:

Can I just use it as a normal tv except it would just be for the 360?

Yes, normal tv will work fine.

Slippin Jimmy

Irish GrumPy wrote:

Yes, normal tv will work fine.

Thanking you sir.

That Guy 901

Do you get a VGA cable with the premium packages???

That Guy 901

And if anyone is looking for a VGA cable, heres one I found:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-AV-HDAV-HDTV-TV-Cable-w-Optical-Out-UK_W0QQitemZ280017186054QQihZ018QQcategoryZ112846QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

shortys94

I bought the LG RZ-27LZ55 with Dvi with HDCP, how would I go about getting 360 hdmi cable over to tv, whats convertors do i need... I dont mind about having the normal stereo as long as the image is in hd... anyway ay help would be great, Im thinking of buying a 360 now.... anyway advice with tv would be great

GrumPy

You dont get a vga cable with the 360.

The 360 doesn't support digital hd video output, hence NO cable for HDMI.

The 360 premium comes with a component hd cables and normal composite y/w/r.

shortys94

im not sure if you were referring to me irish grumpy but I am talking about a 360 premium, I know they come with a hdmi cable but I was wondering what convertor I need to connect the hdmi to the dvi, or what not...

GrumPy

shortys94 wrote:

im not sure if you were referring to me irish grumpy but I am talking about a 360 premium, I know they come with a hdmi cable but I was wondering what convertor I need to connect the hdmi to the dvi, or what not...

I was talking to both of you. The premium doesn't come with a hdmi cable. The 360, doesn't support digital hd output. Hence VGA or component HD connections only.

What you need is a female VGA to male DVI convertor.

shortys94

Sorry Im not great at the techincal terms, can I connect a 360 to my television in high definition?

GrumPy

shortys94 wrote:

Sorry Im not great at the techincal terms, can I connect a 360 to my television in high definition?

Yes, through DVI, via an xbox 360 VGA cable and a convertor to allow the vga to connect to you dvi to give you HD.

shortys94

Thanks for clearing that up, any idea where and how much to get those?

GrumPy

shortys94 wrote:

Thanks for clearing that up, any idea where and how much to get those?

You can get them in Maplins, I wouldn't imagine it would be more than €6-7.

GrumPy

Man, the tv model you linked in your other thread has a VGA connection

so all you will need is a 360, and a vga cable, no need for a convertor.

shortys94

Well Im not sure lol, is that a white socket? As there are two white sockets, i knew dvi was one but wasnt sure about other:P

shortys94

I have a dvi input, its an rgb too, does this input act as the vga input too?

GrumPy

shortys94 wrote:

I have a dvi input, its an rgb too, does this input act as the vga input too?

If it has rgb you dont need an special cable, the premium 360 comes with a suitable connection.

shortys94

o right, but the dvi is an rgb connection also

GrumPy

shortys94 wrote:

o right, but the dvi is an rgb connection also

Why are you confusing yourself?

Bottom Line: The 360 premium will connect to your tv, and output HD.

Lets leave it at that !

shortys94

Yea but I dont understand, I have a dvi connection and its RGB also, wheres the VGA at? :P

Ciaran500

Your TV doesn't have a VGA connection.

But VGA is technically RGB but rarely called that, what exaclty does your manual say?