Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 21 to 29 of 29

Thread: 360 - Component or HDMI?

  1. #21
    Pear (Level 6) Soviet Conscript's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    1,361
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    do any tv's do 1080p through componant? from my understanding there was maybe one brand that did. unless thats changed in the last year or so.

  2. #22
    Kirby (Level 13) Leo_A's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Posts
    5,880
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    1
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    Lots of HDTV's can do 1080p through component.
    Last edited by Leo_A; 05-16-2009 at 10:45 PM.

  3. #23
    Pear (Level 6) Soviet Conscript's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    1,361
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Leo_Ames View Post
    Lots of HDTV's can do 1080p through component.
    maybe i'm thinking CRT's doing 1080p through componant....

  4. #24
    Pac-Man (Level 10) Nesmaster's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
    Posts
    2,784
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    Nesmaster
    PSN
    Nesman

    Default

    HDMI if only to keep things neater, but I'm sure I personally get crisper black levels when using HDMI.

  5. #25
    Key (Level 9) garagesaleking!!'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Posts
    1,818
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    haasinhampton

    Default

    go with hdmi, the best for sure.
    Autobots. Roll out.

  6. #26
    Strawberry (Level 2) MeTmKnice's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Hell, CA
    Posts
    436
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Leo_Ames View Post
    Lots of HDTV's can do 1080p through component.
    Quote Originally Posted by Soviet Conscript View Post
    maybe i'm thinking CRT's doing 1080p through componant....
    Quote Originally Posted by Soviet Conscript View Post
    do any tv's do 1080p through componant? from my understanding there was maybe one brand that did. unless thats changed in the last year or so.
    You can run up to 720p1080I through component, but IMO, 1080I looks like poop.

    HDMi simplifies everything tho. full surround audio (if you have it) and 1080p res.
    As far as the 360 goes, you can run it in 1080p through VGA sa well (as long as your TV supports 1080P through the VGA/DVI port.
    Now it is the beginning of
    a fantastic story! Let us
    make a Journey to
    the cave of Monters!
    Good luck!

  7. #27
    Kirby (Level 13) Leo_A's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Posts
    5,880
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    1
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    No, you can run 1080p through component. My 360 is doing just that right now.

  8. #28
    ServBot (Level 11)
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    FL
    Posts
    3,239
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    From my experience, VGA ports on TVs are the most limited input, aside from composite. Oftentimes, they don't even support 16:9 resolutions. You might get 1080p on it, but it's far from guaranteed.

  9. #29
    Pretzel (Level 4) shopkins's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Posts
    810
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Two pitfalls of not having HDMI that I have discovered from having an older, Non-HDMI 360 that you may want to consider:

    The 360 won't upscale DVDs over component. It's probably not going to be a primary DVD player anyway, but if you want it for a backup in another room or something, it would be better to have HDMI.

    The Samsung TV I have has a really neat feature called Just Scan. This gives, from what I understand, 1 to 1 pixel mapping to the image, eliminating the overscan and showing more of the picture. I think it looks crisper on DVDs through HDMI and OTA HDTV. It does not work, at least with my TV, with component sources. It might be like that on other TVs.

    I also agree that VGA seems more limited than component or HDMI. My Samsung lets you fiddle with tons of picture options on Component and HDMI, but when I hook my laptop up to it through VGA the picture options are more limited.
    Last edited by shopkins; 05-17-2009 at 10:27 PM.

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 14
    Last Post: 10-06-2014, 12:59 PM
  2. Super Nintendo -> RGB -> Component/HDMI
    By TonyTheTiger in forum Classic Gaming
    Replies: 23
    Last Post: 07-01-2012, 11:42 PM
  3. Replies: 98
    Last Post: 07-23-2010, 12:38 PM
  4. Problem: 2 HDMI Consoles, only one HDMI port
    By RadiantSvgun in forum Modern Gaming
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 04-01-2008, 01:28 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •