Topic: Microsoft: 'Xbox 360 Platform Flexible Enough to Support a Digital Con (Read 222 times)

DaGamePimp · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2006, 02:14:00 PM »

Consider that there are Component to HDMI and VGA to HDMI transcoders out there and while this would not be a true digital connection Microsoft could do something similar just to claim the ability to do HDMI . I would expect such an addition to be in the $100 range however (the standalone transcoders out there are well over $100) .

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Nosf3ratu · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:07:00 PM »

They better not release a 360 with HDMI. I'm already pissed off enough as it is with all this news and speculation.

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2006, 01:04:00 AM »

QUOTE(DaGamePimp @ Oct 6 2006, 02:21 PM)

Consider that there are Component to HDMI and VGA to HDMI transcoders out there and while this would not be a true digital connection Microsoft could do something similar just to claim the ability to do HDMI . I would expect such an addition to be in the $100 range however (the standalone transcoders out there are well over $100) .

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Those HDMI transcoder cost around $400. But if MS goes that route i'm sure they could mass produce it cheaper.

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2006, 11:05:00 PM »

QUOTE(APEXi350Z @ Oct 6 2006, 11:44 AM)

yes, I noticed the dvd playback sucks as well, with the component cables.. but as soon as I switched to vga cable, the dvd playback is the same as my standalone dvd player.. the cable makes the difference...

The 360's DVD playback just plain sucks, regardless of connection. I use the vga cable, and the image has horribly low contrast levels. I still use the vastly superior xbmc for all my video playback.

DaGamePimp · « **Reply #19 on:** October 08, 2006, 02:53:00 AM »

QUOTE(Foe-hammer @ Oct 7 2006, 08:11 AM)

Those HDMI transcoder cost around $400. But if MS goes that route i'm sure they could mass produce it cheaper.

No actually there are some out there for under $200 if you look around , I just saw one for $180 . But the point is that MS could do such a thing if they wanted and I would bet that the cost of the chips inside those transcoders is not more than $100 (and probably much less if mass produced as stated above) .

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DaGamePimp · « **Reply #20 on:** October 09, 2006, 02:49:00 AM »

yes there are 1080p units out there , here is one on ebay :
http://cgi.ebay.com/...8QQcmdZViewItem

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