Can i get hd picture when useing a vga cable for 360?

Dman001

If so what should i look for in a tv

mcgovern

Why are you picking what cable to use before you pick your tv?

Dman001

i have seen a tv with vga but want to know if i will get a hd picture using the vga

kensutz

When using VGA you dont get 720p/1080i/1080p options, you get resolutions and and as long as it is over 1024x768 then it is HD.

Dman001

Thanks for all the help

00sully

and make sure it supports resolution of at least 1280 x 720 over vga for optimal picture (or even 1920 x 1080!)

Dman001

Is it possible to get a dvi to vga converter?

Stokolan

00sully wrote:

and make sure it supports resolution of at least 1280 x 720 over vga for optimal picture (or even 1920 x 1080!)

This is exactly what you need to be looking out for 1280 x 720 is the equivalent to 720p and the 1920 x 1080 is the top of the range 1080p res. But if its a standard HD LCD TV it should be able to get 1366 x 768 which is kinda the standard res for HD LCDs that are out at the moment.

Dman001

Okay so i have saw a tv with vga with a resolution of 1024x768.Any good with the 360?

kensutz

Depends on price but I wouldn't bother anyway

Dman001

well its 375 but there is 25% off it.

Stokolan

would probably do but you would get better monitors for cheaper then that look back for the thread that has the acer 19" wide screen monitor. 100 cheaper including shipping. Granted it aint a tv.

what size is the tv?

Dman001

only 15".Is 1024x768 HD?Quick answer needed.Thanks

Stokolan

No its not HD have a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Standard_video_res.svg and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

Ghost Train

Dman001 wrote:

only 15".Is 1024x768 HD?Quick answer needed.Thanks

You can get 1024x768 HD displays which use rectangular pixels, so if it's a widescreen display with that resolution it would qualify as HD display. Since its 15" its probably not widescreen

Dman001

Would a 15" be too small for playin a 360 on it

kensutz

Personal preference.

tuxy

eolhc wrote:

You can get 1024x768 HD displays which use rectangular pixels, so if it's a widescreen display with that resolution....

How could it be a widescreen TV with a 4:3 aspect ratio?

Ghost Train

tuxy wrote:

How could it be a widescreen TV with a 4:3 aspect ratio?

like I said if the pixels aren't square you can get a tv with 1024x768 and 16:9, probably not that common, here's one model I heard of recently http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vModelDetail?storeId=15001&catalogId=13401&itemId=97743&modelNo=TH-42PX6U&cacheProgram=11002&cachePartner=7000000000000005702&surfModel=TH-42PX6U&catGroupId=24973&surfCategory=Plasma%2520TVs&displayTab=S

Stokolan

When you set your 360 to the res 1024 x 768 you also get to choose which format would would like it in normal or widescreen

DemonOfTheFall

LIGHTNING wrote:

Yup most good graphics cards come with one or two of them.I must have about a dozen of them from the various radeons I have bought over the years!. They only cost a few euros in most good computers stores if you need one.

Not quite. They're only adapters. You have to be sure what you're talking about here.

Those little things only change the pin-out of the connector, if it was carrying an analog signal and you put it through one of those it's still gonna be carrying an analog signal.

If it's carrying a digital signal and oyu put it through one of those it's gonna be carrying nothing.

Stokolan

They should work. I think Kensutz uses one on his 360 IIRC