slowpoke

what cable do i need ?

the new tv im getting does 720p and 1080i and has a hdmi port

help please lol

Matt

slowpoke

also whats the difference between 1080 i and 1080p ?

is there a massive ammount of difference in picture quality ?

Matt

Stoo

Is it an Xbox Elite? Otherwise it wont have an HDMI out. Do you have a Premium? The composite cables that come with that are the ones you'll use.

slowpoke

mines just a premium

so what ports do i use on the tv then ?

Matt

Bobby Singh

I think the xbox does 720 not 1080

JonnyBravo

720 only and you have to use the component leads

Mine is fooking superb in HD

slowpoke

is that the same as a RCA interface ?

help lol

Matt

Wazzzer

I'm sure you can do 1080i through the component lead but not 1080p

Stoo

You can run 1080i or 1080p if your TV supports it and also have an Elite, like meeeeeee

You'll see what connections to use. Blue/ Green/ Yellow - I think. White and Red are for sound. If you have the cable that came with the Premium and the back of your TV in front of you, I doubt you'll get it wrong. Just make sure you flip the switch on the side of the bit that goes into the 360 to HD.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

you need the rgb cable with the sd/hd switch and the rgb/svideo switch on it
it looks like it's covered in carbon fibre or something and it's the dogs

CharlieSaff

Basically:

Put all the pins in your telly EXCEPT the yellow one, unless you're colourblind should be ok

Then flick the switchpack on the leads to HDTV

Then start the 360 up without a game in there and it should bring your dash board up, go to system then i think its display then HDTV and set it to what you want, it should keep trying everything until you reach the capabilities of the TV

You may find 720p is better than 1080i

HTH

stonehavencossie

component will only do up to 720p

for 1080i you need a vga cable (i find vga much better and sharper than component)

if you have a 1080p tv and have updated the software on the 360 then you can use a 1080p source with vga to. it is not however true 1080p just 1080i upscaled

only the ps3 does true 1080p

dojj

iTrader: (3)

interlaced and progresive

the very basicis of it are:
i changes the odd lines in one pass of the refresh and the even lines on the second pass
so if you have a refresh rate of say 50, the screen only actually fully changes only 25 times per second
the p means it change all the lines 50 times a second, regardless of wether they were moving or not

tonyk

Usual load of bollocks talked on here.

1. Your Xbox 360 premium comes with a component cable, connect as Charlie Saff has said and select either 1080i or 720p. Whatever looks best to you.

2. All Xbox 360's can do 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p. VGA, HDMI and component cable offer the same screen res. Only Scart & Svideo cables offer STD definition. Some TV's will not except 1080p over component or VGA, though this is a failing of the TV and not the 360.

1080p is mainly used for HD DVD or Blu Ray, though they often downscale to 1080i as 90% off LCD's are 1080i. It is also worth noting that 95% of games are only 720p or 1080i and even the True HD that only PS3 offers renders most of its games in 720p

1080i V 720p is a debate that has been done to death. Certain TV's look better in 1080i than others though to be honest unless you sit 2 foot from your TV you wont notice a difference. Anyway get your 360 setup and enjoy it and leave the specs and tech talk to the nerds on the internet.

stonehavencossie

i stand corrected on my first point as component can do 1080i as was getting mixed up with 1080p.

but............. last time i checked component could not do 1080p on the 360 due to legal reeasons. a vga cable is needed or a hdmi with the elite.

also, the 360 does not a bad job of upscaling dvd's but will only work with vga

also, there is no true 1080p games on the 360. 1080i is upscaled.

fish99

Bloody hell....do you lot go train spotting also