TV and 360

srdb20

Lads,

Will this TV (http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319634) work with a premium 360 straight out of the box or do i need to buy any cables to allow me to use HD.

Cheers

monkeyfudge

It's got component inputs on it. So you should be fine.

srdb20

Sweet looking forward to some HD gaming tonight then!!!!

Thanks Monkey

lee_baby_simms

srdb20 wrote:

Sweet looking forward to some HD gaming tonight then!!!!

Thanks Monkey

I have that exact model. It works a treat for the 360.

Disregard the scart adaptor, set the 360 video cable to HD and insert the five component plugs into the back of the tv.

srdb20

Starting to get excited now lads, Hoping i notice a big difference!!!!

Ciaran500

You will, fantastic TV

Hope you have set all the colours up right on it. Mine came setup with completley OTT contrast and colour settings.

lee_baby_simms

srdb20 wrote:

Starting to get excited now lads, Hoping i notice a big difference!!!!

You will from the moment you turn it on, even the dashboard looks impressive. Very sharp and vibrant.

Everything looks great on it especially Gears of War.

JM MARCONI

Ciaran500 will u post your picture settings please. I have the 32inch version and cant get the pic looking the best.
Cheers

srdb20

Only arrived today from Komplett, so ill pro have to set it up from scratch.

But by the sounds of it it'll be worth the wait....


lads any complaints about this TV yet?

Ciaran500

I'm using:

Movie Mode:
Contrast 72
Brightness 80
Sharpness 30
Colour 53
Colour tone normal
Digital NR off
Game mode off

Anything around them I find looks best but you will need to adjust them as you like them and according to your lighting conditions. 32" version has a higher contrast and is brighter so these settings might look off on your screen.

JM MARCONI

Thanks Ciaran. Il give them a go

Thorbar

Has anyone tried using a pc through one of the samsungs? What's the quality like, is text readable? does it look good?

Julez

Havent used a pc through that tv, but ive used pc's through two different HD screens and it was fine, text perfectly readable!

lee_baby_simms

Thorbar wrote:

Has anyone tried using a pc through one of the samsungs? What's the quality like, is text readable? does it look good?

I'm using one at the moment, works fine.

srdb20

Originally Posted by Thorbar
Has anyone tried using a pc through one of the samsungs? What's the quality like, is text readable? does it look good?

I'm using one at the moment, works fine.

lee_baby_simms, is this TV any good for playing games on the PC? I.e the response time is up to the job??? Any complaints with it for either PC or 360??

Cheers

lee_baby_simms

srdb20 wrote:

lee_baby_simms, is this TV any good for playing games on the PC? I.e the response time is up to the job??? Any complaints with it for either PC or 360??

Cheers

I havent played pc games on it but the 360 is fine, not noticed any ghosting etc.

srdb20

Sweet!!!

Alnilam

I use an older Samsung 32" Model as my Monitor quite a lot, What I found is that through the VGA Port the quality is easily the match of most LCD's BUT using a DVI to HDMI converter and Cable gave the PC a much better on screen image once I'd setup a wee bit of underscan on the video driver so it all fitted on-screen OK.

One thing I would say though it's still not as sharp as the 360 through the 5-way component connector thing. I run MCE on the PC as well but it's noticeably better looking when using the 360 extender

srdb20

My video card is using a dvi connector, if i get a converter for DVI to VGA im hoping it will work without too much hassle.

Maybe ill get one of the DVI to HDMI converters, where can you pick one up and are they expensive?

Would it be worth the bother to setup my current monitor as part of a dual monitor setup with the samsung?

Would i encounter any problems if i was to have the 360 and the PC both connected at the same time (But obviously only one powered up), or would i have to switch cables every time?

Cheers

Ciaran500

No problems at all. I'm using mine through VGA but you can get DVI - HDMI cables in most electrical shops, won't be to expensive.

Would i encounter any problems if i was to have the 360 and the PC both connected at the same time (But obviously only one powered up), or would i have to switch cables every time?

If you are using component for the 360 and VGA for the PC there's no switching involved.

srdb20

Looks like a sweet setup man!!! All my fears laid to rest thanks lads...

Cheers for all the replys