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  • 04-07-2007 9:24am
    #1
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭


    hi guys

    (2nd thread in a minute:)

    im looking at getting a TV for the 360, and it says it has

    1 x HDMI
    1 x Scart

    will this connect to the 360 ok?
    like can i use the HDMI, is there a cable for that?
    it mentions nothing about component on it though?


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  • #2
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    There is no official HDMI cable. Could be a 3rd party cable but I haven't heard of one. When the elite version comes out it will have HDMI but if you already have the xbox then component and vga are the better options.


  • #3
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭event


    bugger

    so if there is no component on this TV, its no good?


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yeah, you'd need component or dvi-i connection at least. The problem is you can only send a digital signal via HDMI and the current 360 is analog.


  • #5
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭event


    though me mates are saying pretty much all TVs will have component on it, so ill check it out


  • #6
    Triangle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 960 ✭✭✭Triangle


    You can get component >> Scart converters.

    I'm not too sure on the technical specs on these converters. They could be rubbish.


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  • #7
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Triangle wrote:
    You can get component >> Scart converters.

    I'm not too sure on the technical specs on these converters. They could be rubbish.

    They probably work alright but you'd only get an SD image.


  • #8
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Does the TV have a VGA port?

    To be honest if it doesn't have VGA or component I'd look at getting
    a different model. If you use a component to SCART adaptor you will
    not get the best picture and may as well use a non-HD TV.

    If you can get a TV with VGA, HDMI and component. If you can get
    more than one HDMI port on the TV it'll help you future-proof it as
    HDMI will replace SCART for connecting devices soon.


  • #9
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭event


    will there soon be a HDMI cable coming out for the Xbox?


  • #10
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    event wrote:
    will there soon be a HDMI cable coming out for the Xbox?

    No. The current Xbox does not support digital video output. HDMI is digital only. The only way it would work is if you got an analogue to digital convertor and they're not cheap or worth the hassle imo.

    If you haven't bought the tv yet then just pick another one.


  • #11
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭event


    ah, only reason is cos the tv is cheap, its €450 for a 26"

    thats a bit ****e that they dont do true HD


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  • #12
    Vegeta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    event wrote:
    thats a bit ****e that they dont do true HD

    well they do HD via component and vga.

    HDMI is a licensed technology I think (silicon Image developed the standard) so I can see straight away why they tried to dodge it, it might have added to the price of the console

    Surely you need a lot more than just an A/D converter to change a component signal to one that will work for HDMI. The component signal would have to be converted and then translated into one that can be transmit in the HDMI standard.


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